Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Feb 1937, p. 32

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Samnuel Dushkiii, the violinist, in a series of two concerts, -Wednesday. eveniîg, Mardi 3, and Thursday eviening, March 14, at the Dushkin School of M&usic in Winnetka is one. of the mos raai figures in t he mnusic world of todJay. Special *trib- ute was p 1aïd him, iin artcl in "6Time" maga- zine a few weeks ago. It .îs said that lie can read apy' piano -Music- bY siglit, and can play>a piano arrangement of a1 symphony simply by reading the orchestral score. Born in Pittsburgh, lie first stud-- ied under lis fatlier, directorof the Pittsburgh Conservatory of music, anid was tben sent to Paris to con- ~ tinue bis musical educatioli under Isador Philipp.at the Conservatoire. ,Since graduatilig fromtlie Conser- vatoire in 1926 witl tlie "Grand Prix" (lie was the -first 'Amnerican to win this bonor), lielias' appeared u'itb major orchestras in France, Northern Illinois branch f thte Nationl ,eaui of'Amereicanl Pei, Women bield at the homie of thte vice -president, k\rs. Tomn Fetrow,555Seia road, Chicago. The'first group Of ùnmbers plae was by Chicagoaeacmposers, ýamong thein David Geppert of, W\ilimette, Frances Copotbornie of Winnetka, and Madame Sturkow-Ryder. Tie second group includcd compositions froi'N Mozart and Frank Bridge.' inlic SYM- iere followed ,s guest artist orchestra, the he Pittsburgh tous recitals 'Y ;t in the con- insky met for, Joachimi, and NMendelssohn .witiî David. After' completing the concerto, Strawinsky, and Dushkin went on tour, covérilig most European capi- tais. The composer, now greatly in- terested in writîng- for thie violiin. subsequefltly completed with Dusi- kin the "Duo Concertant," "Suite Italienne," and a number of arrange- Ç-"+PerRhea," "Tie Fire Order of the B1rtish Empire. Also to Miss rHess goes the honor Of closing the fourteeflth and final year of the Artist ]Recital series, spo 1nsored by the Winnetka, Music. club. She will appear at: New Trier High school auditorium Monday eve- Ming, Mardi 1. So enthusstd, s hrecption here two years ago that. she' ha s been, asked to réturil for,the last recital of :this north shor mic ,,(evýent. Borniin Hampsed, a suburb o bondon1,hler parents wee quick -to recognize ber talents, and at an. eariy age permitted her.to study, at the Royal Academy of Mlusic as. a puil of Tobias Matthay. While st ili, a_ young igirl, she played a number of 'important 'recitals at Royal Al-. l)ert 'and Quen's Hall in. bondon, then succesSfully. toured Europe. ,%akirig ber debut in New. York. 1922. Miss H{ess immiediately coin- mnanded attention bv reason of the ___ sttper-e.Ccellie o~~e i er msae, Here was a vo ung wvoman who had j somethinc. to. proclaim in the do- main of piano playing that evoked unanimus praise and %von prof ound admiration. She w~ags-acounted onc o f the higli-spots of the season an(l classed among' the great. Her perfection of playing lias her the titie of the "musiciafl's pian ist," and only recently one of the Chicago critics referred to bier the First Naional bai~k Q of t ~. or at thec1)ox Office thje Iight of thu performaflIe, 1if ail tickets. have 11ot been reserved in advance. The pro- gram M\iss Hess will play next Moniday is as follows: at Tw<> Little Sonatas. .Sclat B minor G major Toccata-D miajor..... _ Sonata, Opus 57..... Behvi The guaranty comnmitteis actively at work on the north shore, with plans- well under way for the delightful season of summner music which Ravinia's many loyal patrons, themnselves, tuake Possible. siinister chili critical . sanci off of the New York Post ver knew that Spain existed Yr you could stili appreciate the r 'Pavana'. The blithely hypo. the 'Boy Cardinal'."

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