RUSSIAN SINGER’S VISIT

Evening Star, Issue 21784, 28 July 1934, Page 3

RUSSIAN SINGER’S VISIT

CONCERT IN AID OF MAYOR'S RELIEF FUND M Scuia Chostiakoff, formerly leadin? tenor of tlie Don Cossack Choir, who is touring the dominion under contract to the New Zealand Broadcasting Board, will sing at his only public appearance in Dunedin—a concert in the Town- Hall, next Thursday evening, in aid of the Mayor’s Relief of Distress Fund. At this concert he will be supported by M. Paul Vinogradolf (pianist), the Male Choir of the Dunedin R.S.A., a full orchestra under Mons. De Rose, and a programme by well-known local artists arranged by 4YA. Born near Moscow, M, Chostiakoff in childhood was an alto soloist in one of the great churches of the city. Under the old regime the churches of Russia were responsible' for much of the musical education of the masses, who possessed a natural aptitude lor harmonising. Not long before the outbreak of war M. C'hostiakoff left Russia to study music at the Paris Conservatorium. When the war broke out he served with the Russian Imperial army, later joining the White Army, which fought against the revolutionaries during the later years of the war. After the war he resumed his studies, and then joined the famous Don Cossack Choir as first solo tenor. Ho travelled all over Europe with the choir, and visited the United Slates, New Zealand, South Africa, and finally Australia, where ho settled in 1920, later becoming naturalised. M. C'hostiakoff’s repertoire includes Russian folk songs and German, English, Italian, and French ballads.