MISCHA LEVITZKI

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 306, 20 September 1921, Page 7

MISCHA LEVITZKI

As a result of tho enterprise of Messrs. J. and N. Tait, music-lovers are to be afforded an opportunity of hearing a pianist who is described as the "greatest of living pianists," and the successor of Rubenstein and Paderewski. Mischa Levitzki, the young. Russian genius of tho piano, who will commence a brief season at the Wellington Town Hall on Saturday, and will give additional recitals on the following Tuesday aid Thursday. Practically unheralded he came to Australia, and in a single night ■ho had tho whole of Sydney at his feet, and nightly the huge Town Hall was crowded till there was just room on the platform for the Steinway piano and the chair for .Levitzki to eit on. Never in the musical history of Sydney, it is stated, has sjch a demonstration of enthusiasm been recorded as topK place that night, and tho Sydney Daily Telegraph" says: “He ended his recital with a pianistio achievement such -s i o artist 'has heretofore presented here; it was the culmination of an evening marked by several superb performances and it brought the immense audience to its feet, cheering the great pianist. Ml?dl Levitzki agreed to come to on the assurance of J. and N. Tait t <t he would only be booked to give a. very limited number of concerts, and in conrequence he will only appear J" church, Wellington, and Auckland. iht box plans for the throe concerts to bo give/ in Wellington will ho opened at tho Bristol on Thursday morning and earlv application should bo made by i-pichco of music and pitneipnh or Xh and colleges for the vouchers entitling them to the concessions ofifiod A telegram from Christchurch sta that Mischa Levitzki achieved the> greatest success of nnv pianist who has pie rious y “sited Christchurch During tlie progress of his recital there wore frequent outbursts of applause, and a after ho had responded to numerous requests for enc " lM ; audience stood up on masses and cheeicd tho brilliant young pianist agmn Mil again. Afterwards, hundreds of people stood in the pouring ram until Mischa. Levitzki made his exit from the s . g door, and they followed his motor-car cheering him. It was a "O J night in tho musical history ot Ch listchurch.