N.Z. Pianist Popular
| SWn nm MB 1M >MM| fl The New Zealand pianist, Tessa Birnie, has received an overwhelming reception in her concert tour of the Soviet Union, reports an N.Z.PA. correspondent in London. At her firct engagement—a concerto with the Kharkov 1 Philharmonic Orchestra ear- ! tier this month—the enthusiasm of the audience was so ol"A*£ t~Kv» Ke>M r«tw< nnp)r*fl For nof solo foci tel two nifluts later. '■• i. In Lugansk, the director of the Philharmonic said that Miss Birnie had made an outstanding impression on the audience. The pianist was given a 12-minute ovation at the end of the recitaL Her programmes of mainly standard composers (Haydn, Beethoven, and Schumann), interspersed with some New Zealand music by Douglas Lilburn and Gillian Whitehead, have been played lo overflow audiences.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32142, 11 November 1969, Page 8
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129N.Z. Pianist Popular Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32142, 11 November 1969, Page 8
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