JEAN GERARDY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12447, 2 September 1902, Page 5

JEAN GERARDY.

The announcement that Jean Gerardy, the celebrated violoncellist, will give: three concerts in Dunedin, commencing on Tuesday ovening, September 9, will cause the liyelieat satisfaction, because when he appeared lieres. last year the greftt.expectations were more than, fulfilled. Gerardy left here with his groat reputation admitted oil all gides. Since laat' season he hag been particularly busy.,' He was ■ engaged for a season of 40 concerts in Airierkri; but so enormously successful were they tlißt his tour was extor,decl to 55, thort to 70, and finally to 86 concerts. He ttiid tli3 great pianist, combined nt Boston for diio concert, and they drew one cf the largest audiences ever witnessed there. The hall, which is said j to be the largest in America,, contained' 5500 '. persons. On that great occasion PaderewßKi and Gerardy are said to have exceeded all ; iformev triumphs. Thero was extraordinary j enthusiasm at tho termination of tho ; concert. ! Then Gerardy took a hurried trip to England 1 and Belgium, and it was in London he met j Mr Galstoii. the brilliant piiuliut, now- appear--1 ing at these concerts. Gernrdy was so struck with tho exceptlohsvl tftlenb of the plairlist-that , he cabled Mr A. H. Canbv, who ig directing the tour, to,secure his ServifteS. ftalston is said to be a really magniftaent pianist, and , Australian preas tiotices to hand are exceptionally laudatory. Gerardy then proceeded to America, again, a.nd arrived in Sydney ttbout W/j ' inontha ago. His tour in Australia* recently completed, created even more entuuei&sm than before. The tour in New Zealand has £6 far been a record success. The concerts in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wttriganul (wh.ere aotne hundreds were unable td secure admission, to tho crowded building), and Wellington <hw enormous audielioeSj and the advance ijodktngr at Ohlistelluroh is, we hea;f, partibulariy heavj ? . ConcertS are being given hi Tim&itu on the 6th 6.nd ftt Oaniilrti on the' 6th Thi box plan will open on Thursday morning 4t the Dresden Piano Company, when thete tfttjrlit to be a heavy demand!