OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 7 March 1932, Page 15

OBITUARY.

Kg H. M. LUND. j tT th occurred on Saturday, ' Jr, brief illness, of Mr Herman | j| r Lund has been a teacher ! ia Christchurch since about I music critic of The Press ZLst tku 23 years, t born at Hamburg, bevmauy, ieMsi, JWT. His education in , * *** inUhed under Madame Schugpfore he was 20 years of age r i.jcjiuig music and wrote criti- ' * tor * Berlin newspaper. He was Brahms, von* Bulow, and , hid often heard Liszt and •Kutii olev. Before his departure ••SffstealttW, he visited England tbere the friendship of Charles di»ting«i»hed founder of the Manchester. vorage lasting five and a ,«nLa*.'& Lund arrived m .New in the 'seventies. He US.Awkhiad and Wellington before H®*® Christtiiuroli; and although *SL ais City the most congenial, *:~f«eed to leave on account of . of rheumatism, and "55 i' favercargiH. In a short time, . kg returned to Christchurch the teaching of piano and ■ he continued to within *^ f^jj£s h 'von Haast, Mr Lund MWMded him to remain in Be found in Christchurch i Society and a deep ' music among the more tCSfluaiH" of the day. lie gave recitals, and played inusie with Air F. M. tSSt At iifferent times he conJSSIOT various societies in Inver*S •*£ ChiUtchurch, and was a i *jEL jrf the Canterbury Society ot t-'fSSZeanl Musicians, and its secre'SSCrlWS to 1901. In this capajE* viartook much of the orgf tie early musical life of jnußie by Mr Lund under iSfZWof "Strad." appeared in of The he succeeded Mr M W critic, and held ■ jjjg death. Under the Ifsrie Past and Present" [JBSLms resumed his fortnightly .jfIKSL ipttifj and the last one of ! rSaiw»tWl oa the literary page of ouo week before be jjKoju eritieums hare been known ■■Qigdli Vt Tiidtiagf musicians for and many of the became his friends. ISBSLjL-jfir, on his 80th birthday, mSSm wrf'f*'"* of Christchurch |jgK3SMr'«f-kit friends and form»function in honour and