NEW SOUTH WALES STATE ORCHESTRA.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17408, 20 March 1922, Page 9

NEW SOUTH WALES STATE ORCHESTRA.

KB SKALSKI'S APPOINTMENT.

(FROM OtTB OWN OORKESPOJTDEKT.) SYbXEiY, March 9.

| Ffealinf runa high in musical circlea is Sydney brer tho decision to appoint Andre Slcilaki oonduotor of this State Orchestra, until tho return of Mr Verbrugghen from America, and prominent musicians do not hesitate to express their indignation and anger. Andro Skelski is a brilliant young Polish -musician, who arttved heso- last- Octobeij - viaSiberia and ti» Bast, where ho had been touring m a pianist, in October bo gave his first pianoforte reoital at tho Sydney Uoiieorvatorium, iti aid- of the Polietx charities, V?hen ho proved himself a thoroughly artis-tio-player d high calibre. He baoked hie coiifiuenoe in himself by engaging tho orchestra and" paying for it, toi a concert-in the Town Hall Jaet Saturday night. - Aa »•«*»• doctor W obmplotfly won: the ' audiecoo, Which was a packed one. Tho opinion of the orthestra iteolf an the situation and upon the inerita of Skalski aa a conductor is divided. The younger members are nearly all enthusiastic in his favour, #fci)» the older and moro eiponenaed playwa are conservative. ■ v ..L ' -■. The conductors in Sydney -chiefly in tho appointment are Messrs W. Arundel 1 Owfcmi, >lired Hill, wT Joteph Bradley ; They «®e tho men who before the coming of Mr Yerbrugghep did most for the, cause of retiorchestral music in Bydney. Mr Orohard waa tbo first conductor, and pracUoX tha founder of tho Sydney Symphony Orchertra, the first professional orchestra aj. the State, and wltfi th© &™P ti ° a tr °J -Coven Malboiiriwi. Exhibition Ofcheetta, tha first in AuatrAlia. "All I need. to. say is that Hk wbaultto Mr Hill, Mr Bradley, M invself" said Mr Orchard, "No one wishes to be discourteous to visiting musicians. <Ber«. SJw ido jot;._.tot,9vea,;ftt ; the risk or beinst thought discourteous, it w only righ . to molest against, preference boing. shown tot , 'tho* of ' Australian - ™l°da M '' jfc "There. »| whoever of Mr fikalaki being; •btence of Mr Veibwgglwn we had not the ■:» t 1 " "Wf" 1 01 m ®M?B3n agw»d with Mr. Orchard that V' fair chanoe had not bsxm given to the local j arid that these conductors had er been given tho opportunity of P™""* that as directors, of the State Orchestra they confidence of audiences.