A WONDER VIOLINIST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19840, 14 May 1927, Page 15 (Supplement)

A WONDER VIOLINIST

THE COMING OF HEIFETZ Jascha Heifetz, the wonder violinist who comes to New Zealand this year under the management of Messrs J. and N. Tait (who have been responsible for the appearance in the Dominion of several world-famed artists), has been eagerly sought after of late by British, American, and Continental entrepreneurs. It is said that some astounding offers were rejected by Heiftez because he had consented to appear in Australia and New Zealand. Heifetz never breaks a promise verbal or written. His word is his bond. His fees for the Antipodean tour amount, to an enormous sum, and the accompanying expenses reach an astonishingly high figure. Yet Messrs J. and N. Tait, with the courage characteristic of all their actions in connection with the engagement of the world’s greatest artists, never hesitated when the time for nego tiations arrived. They too have their high standard, and what they promise to do, they do. Hence the coming of Heifetz, one of the world’s greatest musicians—the man who commenced the study of the violin under the great Professor Aner, at the early age of .3 years and who astounded and delighted the great master and a critical audience by successfully appearing as a soloist at six!