MIN. Kluge was also' born in. Russia but came to our city at an early age After he had finished his schooling the French College, in 1931, he went to Paris to study architecture at LReole des Beaux Arts TI wat After he graduated from here that he was able to devote more of his time {to painting. The scenes of France he did shortly before leaving Paris, April, 1934, bul the portraits are most= recent work that M. Kluge hae done in his spare time.
'M. Kluge is at_ present employed cipal Orchestra, interprvied works.
accompanied by three in. the dlepartmem of Technical Marie! Direction of the French Municipal Ruynen-Winkler at the piano, Couneit The Air by Purcell, which formed the drat number in the. programme, was a good example of this outstand:
seventeenth century English com poser's broad and melodious sisi Mr. Winkler's mellow tone brought dut all the beauty in this composition, andthe 4 of the reproduction over" the radio" was "excellently item in the programme a Sonata in C_ for "cello and piano by Haydn. typical of the com-Doser and delicately rendered by the artists A slight hesitancy in the first movement was fully compensated the broad sweep of the. Adagio, which was given a wholly delightful Performance. The "Menuetto finale was given a most spirited and charm ing rendering, the piano aceompaniment being atimirably played.
'The mest familiar item in ihe pro gramme was probably the last.—the Adupio from the famous "cello' conis indeed a treat for the people fof Shanghai to be able to sce an hibition stich as this, where. quality, and not quantity is the keynote, The exhibition will be open to the public daily unfit December 23 from 10 am. unfit 7 pam, cerro by Boceherini, une of the best compositions for this instrument ever written, The mood of the movement seemed to be the best suited to INF. Winkles's style, and this was perhaps the best performed namber in. the programme, in which both soloist and Accompanist gave a most sympathetic rendering.
Incidentally. is it too much to. ask that the whole composition be given in the near future at one of the con-gerts of the Municipal Orchestra? There is no need to look further than Mr. Winkler for the solo part the strength of his rendering yester=
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