The Cherniavski Recitals.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4370, 6 February 1909, Page 3

The Cherniavski Recitals.

Following closely upon the Ada Crossley concert comes the recital by these three marvellously gifted boys to be given on Friday, 12th February, in the Te Aroha Public Hall. The usual infant prodigy is at times | something of a Lore to say tbe least of it, but in these three young Russians we have mature artists with phenominal technique and wonderful musical conception. For a boy of 12 years of age to play such celld solos as the “ Hungarian Rhapsody ” (Liszt - Popper) and “ Gavotte ” (Popper) in a finished manner, and in fact (to quote one of our most able critics) “ with an aplomb that the great German himself could not have excelled ” should be quite sufficient to convince all music Jlovers that here is a recital that should on no account be over looked.

Then there is the Violinist, Leo Cherniavski, who is spoken of as possessing technical ability of an extraordinary degree, and what is so very much more important, a great wealth of musical insight. To again quote our critic “ I had listened to Marie Hall and Kubelik coldly critical, unmoved, but this boy’s playing swept me off my feet, and swirled me along the flood of his passion withersoever he would. The Pianist Jan Cherniavski is also spoken of as being wonderfully gifted, his technique being of an astounding brilliancy. To hear these three young artists in trio work is something to be remembered and will amply repay anyone who attends the Concerts on Friday, February 12th.