MISCHA LEVITSKI.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17247, 10 September 1921, Page 11

MISCHA LEVITSKI.

NOTABLE MUSICAL EVENT. Next Saturday evening, 17th instant, Curist* church mueio-lovers will have the opportunityof hearing a wonderful young Butaian pianist, who has been hailed u& the successor to Kubinstein and Paderewski. This Is the celebrated young Slav, Mischa Lovitfiki, who is but twenty-two years of age, and is to-day acknowledged as the greatest living pianist, and under tho direction of Mess re J. and If. Tait will give a series ©J three pianoforte recitals in the Theatre Royal. At tho c° a " elusion. of his. first recital in tho .Sydney* Town HUI an fej-.trtbOrtHniiry scenfc tool: plaae. After the artist had played four cnooires, finishing with the Black Key study, _he was mobted by »a' .'.eMJnwiaatio. ew* • & jf*choir gallery, the audience in tho body of the ball meanwhile shouting and cheering itself hoarse for Levitski to-play still more. Leyitski's managers come on the piaUorm on<i rescued the pianist, ar.d were ctaipeUed -o push tho people away from him. The Sydney Press commented on this extraordinary demonstration, and stated that within the reeoileotioji. of tWe oddest oaacert-gows JW each scene c6uld he reoorded. Owing to the fact that Levitski is due in London at an early date, many difficulties had to be overcome in order to arrange this brief New Zealand tour, for only Ckristehurch, Wellington, and Auckland will be visited. Tha box plans for the three recitals in Chr-at-church will b© opened at Th© Bristol oa Thursday morning, and attention i> drawn to the concessions offered- to musical students and scholars from schools and collets.