MOISEIWITSCH COMING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 101, 23 January 1920, Page 5

MOISEIWITSCH COMING

FINE RUSSIAN PIANIST. In tho course of a recent interview with Miss Daisy-Kennedy, that lady mentioned' to a DojllNidiV representative that. Messrs. J and N. Tail (who are managing' her New Zealand lour) had cabled to. New York, asking Kennedy's husband, 31. Bonno Moiseiwitsch, then starring in America—to consider a tour of Australasia. The pianist's answer was to the effect that he would come if terms and conditions should be arranged satisfactorily. It i; now announced that an agreement has been reached, and M. Moiseiwitsch will probably arrive in Sydney in March. It is proposed that he shall initially trive a series of recitals himself in the Australian centres, and afterwards join his wife (Miss Daisy Kennedy) on a tour of Australasia. M.' Pernio Moiseiwitsch is one of the few Eieat pianists of the.day who were bjv nrodieies. As a boy ho developed wonderful executive powers, and an uncai'iiv memory, an'l gave concerts before tlia coraoscenti in several European centres an-1 in Loi don, demonstrating his gifts. H:s rise to popularity in England wps due r-artlv tn the war. When war was declared Mr. and Mrs. Moiseiwitsch had iust returned to London from Paris. In a few weeks or months every enemy pianist was either deported or placed undev a ban. but Moieoiwitscii, being a Russian (and consequently an ally) found his services in great demand, and king really a great artist, lie rose to virtuoso rank. Miss Kennedv describes her husband a? a genius. I heir hye-vear-ol'd dft'.'irhter (now living with Miss parents in Adelaide), follows tlw fcilier. in that she is already showing proiiiiiing gifts as a pianist.