THE PADEREWSKI SEASON.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11988, 15 September 1904, Page 7

THE PADEREWSKI SEASON.

The booking for the Paderewski season, which commences next Monday at the Can* terbury Hall, is very great indeed, and everything points to a great reception for the world-famed pianist. Arrangement ham now been made by >which Mr Paderewski mil arrive'here on Saturday, and he ■will bo (present at file performance of the Williamson Dramatic Company on that night. A telegram from our Wellington correspondent Bays:—'There was another speridid audience to greet Paderewski in the Opera Houso. to-night. All the afternoon, at the box pffioo tho management •were turning away' people' with halfguineas in their hands because the Opera House had not seating accommodation sufficient to 'hold those ...who wanted to see and bear Paderewski. 'As it was, people stood for. over two houm behind the pit, and even in the upper family circle, entranced with the music. As piece alter piece wae played with marvellous brilliancy and characterisationthe audience was quite carried wway, and though Mr Paderewsfai was generous to a fault with encores, tile great audience still demanded more, till the appla/uso developed, into loud and prolonged cheering. Bcefchoven'e famous MoonU£. lt . Sonata, the Schumann Carnival, the ever welcome Chopin selections, with two of Paderewski'fl own compositions, and the usual Liszt Khapiodiee, and the Bach Fuzue at the beginning, showed the marvellous versatility of the pianLrt. He seemed to conquer with easo difficultKe. that few ordinary pianists would venture «yen to wttotrjptv'Mr Leromone stated that the Chmttfhurch bookinge ie likely to be a record for the colony. A great treat is ra Wore f<tho*e who will attend the recitals in tte South—they will c*rtamly not be disappointed."