A NEW ZEALAND VIOLINIST

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 8, 10 July 1923, Page 18

A NEW ZEALAND VIOLINIST

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;T(fflfta JftlCßoeWorfch (Auckland) -haa temebß* to 1 England after four months' . fepuperative. holiday spent ,at Santa *largherita, riearGenoa> Naturally, she £id not go away- without her violin, and only a few days after her arrival in .'ltaly she- was heard practising by.Maes&ro_ Van Loen, who is a violinistof-great eminence in the,musical■centresiofiEur" L? e'iT Tlje r66ult waß.Tery?grati^'irig.: to the New Zealand violini?t,"!for M.i'.Van loen, realising' her talfeirt > !?ati!;.once;'of- i fared to give her : daily vUnstrnction throughout her stay'," whichirthwbecame' a long feast..,of. music. V-■ . ■ • Miss;^Boß\vdrth'.says to hear i; the ' maestfo^Jgr^prnr. would in Stself beVan advantage-tcjjMiy.^student, but-toi-be a pupiU- of,? his:; is;,;atnent, ...andirshe.'ifeels .^thatvshe;•lias"pro:' . fited mdre/tha^shefca^say'tiy'this'uh-i , sought, and-'unexpected"l opportunity • When shelleft-'for England a,few day's - ago the maestro presented her with, one' of his old French bows as a little memento oi a happy musical association/ and he was very anxious {hat she should liecome the possessor of a wonderful Amati violin. However, it is not possible for her yet to haya thi ß greatlydesired ■ possession. .£&■■£&* :';;:^ rf-"'. ' „,T- e. ,nlaestro plays^tn^ piScfQpue. like silver.. His colossal' concentrated energy, anld^h'is'^ond'eJful; interpretive powers have'to be heird to be- understood and . ap^reciated.^.i^yith, iiim Miss BpsworthiVspent^'miiair'tiine' studying BacK;i:Sna'||!apnffip:.and?.-ffiftj gratifying result^is^tKat/^elnow/'haß absolute freedom irf ?li'e;^niqtielSjdt;mas? tery of the voice, arid- s'she feels she has arrived at the stage of perfection which she alwqys hoped: to achieve and felt, she could;, yitt/lifl^fcprovidea "flier progress was . r ; deyeloped£ . right lines. With' M.' Van Loen"and" "M. Yon Sweygberg '(the eminent Finnish 'cellist) Miss Bosworth took .part in many instrumental trios, and she had: the honour of playing on the Ma'estro's own Stradiyarius. '. ■ ■ UWhile recognising, the honour accord-' ed to her personally by the greatanter- . est taken in her as a student andi'as an artist, Miss Bosworth cherishes all the more her experiences for the sake princi- . pally of the'people-.of Auckland, ,'thpugh generally »f or r . land. Tner^vare>^|gre/at'*niany people in the ;ppminipriV%%- will be glad to hav^fh^.gritifpn'g'^KSji.fpsldijring-the' / war>;Missvygos\yo.rth'^was' one,: 7 of ■ -3jena; < Ashw^Tl!s|'cpi\cer6Sparty' .wHo^gavij-inanyl-ing- I7tie)*'afia> there she .•came- intq-fdon-taptiAyitK'viium'erous , ; o£ K-the Tsmt>g;%:< :/J/m,/:: '■•:'V..-, i-:.::;-j.'L- :■ It y s j.tehi'jeMSjsihcevMissv Boawprth canie;tQ;jSnglandLtft stiidy,'.and naturally: . she^ayßi%e/sbuigtl^ej-.tremendpusfy to revisit^Ne^Zealandfand/to'play^ito the people?^!.yAuck)andj,'.lf/deed> fah'e hopes to be able! later.Xto.make/a^professional tour in the Dominion ajldj'ijnjAustralia! This cannot be nntlertaken'just yet, however, for until October she -will be fulr tilling ap engagement of long standing. Mrs. Boeworth' has hooked hse passage by the ?. and 0.; branch liner, Baraaine, due to sail on 12th July. She is going.-ba9kV.to"!AuckJahd.-i":r.:. , a. >■•;■;• -