Sydney Broadcast, Then Home For Christmas

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 27, 16 December 1938, Page 3

Sydney Broadcast, Then Home For Christmas

"Record’s" Wellington Reporter. ROM Sydney’s national radio station, 2BL, on Thursday evening I picked up a piano recital by Richard Farrell, Wellington *s 12-year-old genius of the piano. He has a technique that ig something to marvel at, and it is little wonder that Richard Tauber was tremendously interested in the boy

when he was in Australia a few months ago. It was mainly due to the good offices of Tauber that young Richard-New Zealand knows him better as Junior. Farrell -was able to broadcast from this station which chooses its programmes as carefully as the Duchess of Kent chooses her hats. However, he worthily upheld 2BL’s reputation for quality programmes. Young Richard and _ his mother, who have been:in Sydney for the past 18 months, sail for Weliington this week to spend the Christmas holi. days with father-‘Tommy" Farrell, This week the boy is being farewelled by the swanky Rose Bay Musical Club in Sydney, and lots of prominent musicians over there are prophesying big things for this young Wellingtonian. There’s a possibility, too, of a tour of the New Zealand centres under the auspices of a big theatrical concern,