MISCHA LEVITZKI

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 6

MISCHA LEVITZKI

"Where Mischa Levltzki, tho youth, enlightened and delighted Sydney audiences ten years ago, so Levitzki, the man, completely conquered at the Town Hall last night,"-wrote a Sydney critic. "He sealed his greatness with a new quality of spring-like . freshness in- compositions that time has made orthodox. His performance throughout tingled with romance. He' seemed to sod new heauties and new poetry far beyorid the stave,: whether in the profound and noble Tausiß arrangement of Bach's 'Organ,' Toccata and Fitfcuc In ■1> Minor.' or in the beautiful Gluck-SKambati 'Melody from Orpheus.'-, He was recalled so insistently at the conclusion of his • tremendous programme that it. seemed that the .crowd was determined not to go home." ', ' -For his opening concert in the Wellington Town Hall next. Tuesday night Levitzki is giving the same numbers that so evoked the enthusiasm of his' first-night audieuco in Sydney. In addition to tho three compos!-' tions already mentioned the programme will include a group of Chopin numbers—Nocturne in- P sharp major, "The Butterfly" und ?'-Black 'Keys',' studies, Waltz in A flat, ■and - Seherea in C sharp minor, Hungarian Hhapsody.Koj (i (Liszt), Jeuxd'Eau (Ravel); and Walt* in'A Major (JHsfcha Levitzki). The box plaml-'for the three concerts are now open at the-Bristol, and Mr. E. J. Gravestoclc announces > that day sales will commence on Mon-day-at-the box office, in order to prevent congestion at the doors on Tuesday night.