AMUSEMENTS.
MIROVITCH-PIASTRO RECITAL. Alfred Mirovitch and Michael Piastro, the famous Russian musicians, who have already appeared with enormous success 'in Sydney and Melbourne, and are at present making a tour of New Zealand, will visit Oamaru-'on Tuesday, September 12. Both are musicians of singular genius, and achieved many successes as students in Russia. Alfred Mirovitch, the pianist,, is a native of Petrograd, and studied under Professor Lutseh, and later had the guidance of the celebrated Annette EssipuiT at the Petrograd Conservatoire, where he won the gold medal, ami capped his achievements by securing the coveted Rubinstein prize. Michael Piastro, the violinist, who is noted for his lovely tone ami powers of interpretation, is an equally successful Russian musician. Like M. Mirovitch, he spent profitable years as a. student at the Petrograd Conservatoire, receiving much of his instruction from the great Professor Aiicr. He left the Conservatoire in 11)10 with lirst-class honours, his successes including the principal gold medal for the violin and the 1000rouble prize,
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North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13660, 31 August 1916, Page 1
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165AMUSEMENTS. North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13660, 31 August 1916, Page 1
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