BLACK-PREMYSLAV CONCERT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8471, 24 June 1907, Page 5

BLACK-PREMYSLAV CONCERT.

The box plan' for the Black-Premy-slav concert, to-morrow night, is fill-' ing up rapidly. A contemporary says:—"lt is certainly a very uncommon occurrence to have such a complete concert company visiting us. Two world'a artists on one platform, with the addition of a brilliant soprano [and pianiste, will give a wide choice* forenjoyment. Mr Black is a very renowned singer, and Mr Premyslav is credited with being on a level with the world's greatest fiddlers. In Sydney, Her Excellency Lady Northcote frequently invited the Polish violinist to Government House to play to her." A Wellington exchange thus comments:—" 'The beat must win' has v been again exemplified—this time in connection with the Wellington season of the concert company headed by Mr Andrew.Black and M. Leopold Premyslav, which attracted the best house of the season last night. So surprisingly meritorious have these concerts been, that were the company to give another trio of performances such as have afforded so much intense pleasure, the Town Hall would be taxed to accommodate the people. At this, the outset of the company's tour in New Zealand, other places to be visited need not wait for local opinion, but can take for granted that the company is one of the finest combinations of aoncert artists that this colony has ©ver heard. The I 'lion' of last evening's preformance was certainly M. Premyslav, whose magnificent violin playing has been the theme of general conversation in local music circles, and whose superb tone and masterful technique have marked Jlim an one of the forefront artists of to-day. One of the contributions, Hubay's','Le Zephir,' is a clever trifle v that aims at exhausting the possibilities'of the instrument, and it gained for the player the ovation he \ deserved. Mr Black sang like the artist he is. Miss Rosina Buckmann's and Miss Bessie Beattie's contributions were most meritorious."