A BRILLIANT PIANIST.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1204, 12 August 1911, Page 9

A BRILLIANT PIANIST.

Miss I!one Querce has not i been heard in public more than a couplo of times sinco she returned from Mclbourno (where sho had a most successful career at tho Conservatoire). There is ample justification for tho conclusion that lier talent as a pianist is really exceptional. Madamo Teresa Carreno, one of tho world's greatest pianists, was so delighted with her playing that sho has offered to superintend her- studies in Berlin, and Dr. Charles Harriss (of the Sheffield Choir),, who heard Miss Querce play recently in Christchurch, advised her strongly to go Homo, quite certain that a successful career awaits her. Thoso opinions have, made an impression on tho young lady's: friends, and a movement has already been inaugurated for Miss Quoroc to give recitals in Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland for the purpose of raising funds to send her to tho art centres ;of tho Old World, where she will receive those finishing, touches that a concert artist can only receive in a musical atmosphere. There is to bo a public meeting in Wellington to arraugo the details of the local recital on Thursday evening next at the Dresden, and it "is hoped that tho recital will take placa at the Opera House on or about October 2. ; The. Christchurch concert has already been arranged for September 20,whilst. ite Auckland recital will take place late in October. ' On Thursday evening Miss Querce entertained a number of her friends and well-wishers at her mother's studio in tho Boulcott Chambers. It was quite a pleasant informal affair, but all who wero present we.ro more impressed with Miss Querec's playing than they oould adequately express. Among several numbers her interpretation of Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert's "Erl King," Chopin's Walte iu A l-'lat, and a Nocturne of Godard's were really admirable.' Her touch is crisp and clean in tho rapid work, .and sho has in a marked' degree the legato touch whero "the melody softly lingers." Hev sustained power and. almost masculine force found plenty of scope in the "Erl King," with its thunderous passages for tho left hand. Above all, too, Miss Querco has temperament, without which all tho technique possible is of small avail. Sho enters into tho romance of the music, and if comes from her fingers instinct with tho light gnd. shade of .thp poetry .of .the masters." .' . ':"* •••'-'.■- • ..-.'••■