Word: menuhin
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...great talent worthy of great music. Busch, like Brahms, scorns meaningless display. In music alternately heroic and deeply tender, he displayed an immaculate, full-toned technique, an interpretative sense marked by the same marvelous simplicity and restraint that he has succeeded in preserving in his pupil, young Yehudi Menuhin. In Manhattan the Busch name is familiar because of Adolf's brother Fritz (they were the sons of a famed Westphalian violin-maker), who conducted the New York Symphony for a time. In Manhattan next week Violinist Busch will be given an enviable debut.* Conductor Arturo Toscanini, who usually refuses...
...title of "greatest teacher of the violin." The late great Hungarian? taught Efrem Zimbalist, Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz. Who would most worthily wear his plume? Last week in Manhattan the Juilliard Graduate School of Music appointed as his successor Louis Persinger, teacher of the contemporary child prodigies Yehudi Menuhin and Ruggiero Ricci...
...musical grounding was of the best. He studied in Europe with Nikisch and Ysaye, served as concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, gave many successful recitals throughout the Continent. When he settled in the U. S. it was as concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony. From San Francisco, home of Menuhin and Ricci, spread his first fame as a teacher...
...Pietro Ricci, San Francisco music teacher, father of six, recognized his Ruggiero's unusual talent, took him to Louis Persinger who trained Prodigy Yehudi Menuhin. Teacher Persinger enthused, put small Ruggiero under the care of Violinist Mary Elizabeth Lackey for grooming. Later to her went Giorgio. Less and less did the Riccis see their sons. On Nov. 15, 1928, Ruggiero's San Francisco debut was hailed by critics. Next day Father Pietro signed a legal paper thinking (he says) it was a will providing for his boys should he die. Instead the papers made Miss Lackey guardian for Ruggiero...
...parents thereafter. Most contested clause in the suit was won by Miss Lackey: that Ruggiero shall go through with ten concerts in ten weeks at $2,500 a concert this autumn. The Riccis feared for Ruggiero's health. Lackey counsel pointed to chubby, healthy Yehudi Menuhin.* The Riccis countered with Pianist Josef Hofmann's exploitation when a boy. Declared the court of prodigies in general, of Ruggiero in particular: "No such prodigious task confronts him [Ruggiero] as the one imposed on Hofmann, who, while touring America gave 50 public concerts in two and a half months. . . . May not a career...