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The May Festival

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
May
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Ajs knowleíige oï the career ol an, artitet nhvays adds to Ihe interest of tüa nudieiite, we give a short ncof MartiaUB Sieveking-, the pianist oL the I csi i val . Martinus Sieveking is a Hollander by tirtli, comiug frpm a vevy oldi and aiistocratic fainily. which dates its BBcestry back into th lóth century, r.Lic' still indudes among its menibei-s niany iainuus gtateemen and profess.OLaJ men. ITe was born in Anist-wdam March 24, 18G7, ironi nusicdl parents, hls íathor he'wg a well jiinvii local nm.sician and liis motlicr a EotcG opera singer. ÍTicmi liis iníajicy lie dfeplayed ehar-. oteiistics ijiQicative of liis future ca- iver. His párente testify that as sooa a old enougli to Kit up in tlnq eradle Ik. wonld sway liis body' back and foiward to any niusic he lieaid. liis. anovemeuts accurately, ta feuit the change of time. liis first Insiructioai he received from. liis iaiher, wlio led him turough tlie tjrst tcdious teabnical steps of liis stuur Aiter liaviiig played in public witfc marked bucccss, at the age oí ten jears, the .lirsi Oomcerio of Beetliovfu, lie was placed nndcr the tutelage o two good ittasters. Franz Coene-. a íainoufi Ihitch. master, gave him iiistruction in luu-mony, i'.ounterpoiBt, conipösttion and orchestratloa; a,n.d Julius Kontgen (a first p:-ie Leipslc Conservo,toi-y pupil) itt the hiLlier art öf solo playing. Tlila stmJy caatinucd without interruption for: cifeln years, vbm liis masters informe d liim tl at they oould teach liim no more, and that all ho needed in the ature wa contact with tlie world, and cNperience. He fiwl wout to Paris, where ia two ytars hie unaided efforts brought him rucb success as to liave a suite oí liis ccmpoéitiooB plaveit by the orchesuf. oí Lamouxeux, tlien, as now, t&nsidtied to be tlie finest orchestiii iu tut1 woirlil. He first went t& Iciwlon, in 1890, wh.oi.-e liis unde, Sir Hem-y Sievekiug, is plij 6ician te Queeu Yictoria. Froai hei'ö made two tours with a concert ccmpany, incluiding Edward L!oyd, the famoajB tenor, Fernando Artioz, -iolinis1 to the Queon oï Spaiiiy and 1 cpper, tlie iainous 'cellist. Folowiuy, these bovure in the same year wera t"W c tou."i with Patti, who showcd appveciato.n oí his work by prti-tnting liiin at the end oí the tours with a beautiful diamOiiid pin, toSetlu-r with a bigned poi-trait of liersclf. lic then dteided to' come to this country to see the "World's Fair, and ïuikmg; many friends, was finally persuadoil into remaining 'here, wliere he has slnce beea most successful.

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