WORLD-FAMOUS VIOLINIST

Evening Star, Issue 21220, 29 September 1932, Page 12

WORLD-FAMOUS VIOLINIST

SZIGETI ACCLAIMED Described ,by the most competent critics as the world’s greatest violinist, Josef Szigeti will open his Dunedin season on October 12 (Wednesday). Mr Hugo Larsen deserves to be congratulated for arranging that New Zealanders might have the ot bearing so, renowned an artist. The Town Hall At Dunedin has time and again echoed to the applause of enthusiastic audiences carried away by the supreme brilliancy and, artistry of visiting instrumentalists and vocalists, and it is safe to foretell, that thp ovation accorded to Szigeti will be every bit as enthusiastic as it has been on previous occasions. Szigeti comes to us with an international reputation. He is an artist, of the highest order. The moment he commences a number, be it of serious or gay nature, he holds his audiences spellbound. Szigeti plays from his very soul. He employs no platform tricks, and no unusual renderings of his items in order to impress his audiences. Far from it, as one famous critic said: “The union of his serene and flawless art, with a programme of. exceptional beauty and significance, made of his concert a musical experience as rare as it was memorable.” Szigeti will render items by Bach, Busoni, Paganini, Schubert, Tartini, Beethoven, and other masters. Assisting him will be Prince Magaloft, a pianist of rare artistry, who has greatly impressed critics throughout the world. At the Thursday night concert Szigeti will play in conjunction with the Symphony Orchestra.