A SUCCESSFUL N.Z. MUSICIAN RECENTLY APPEARING IN LONDON.
whose piano recital at the Bechstein Hall on July 25 was very well received by Press and connoisseurs. Magnus Laing was born at Timaru, New Zealand, in 1889. He was given over to the study of the pianoforte at a very early age. and was then advised to go to Europ l to study. Magnus Laing duly took up his residence in Berlin, where he joined the Conservatoire, ami commenced his studies under Eisenberger. a renowned pupil of Leschetiz.sky. Subsequently Leschetizsky himself took him in hand, and instructed him for a period of over two years. 5 oung Laing then had the good fortune to attract the notice of Busoni, who took over the young pianist’s training as a labour of love. Fresh from the bands of this great master. Magnus Laing now makes his first public appearance in England.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8, 24 August 1907, Page 14
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148A SUCCESSFUL N.Z. MUSICIAN RECENTLY APPEARING IN LONDON. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8, 24 August 1907, Page 14
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