Kubelik

(ku'-be-lik), Jan, vlt. b. Mickle, near Prague, July 5, 1880. Excellently taught by father, a gardener, 1892-98 at Prague Cons, as pupil of Sev61k; ddbut 1898 at Vienna triumphant succe ; prolonged tour on Continent; phenomenal succe in London at Richter concert, June 1900, led to season in which he captured all the musical and social honors; American tour 1901-02, and 1902-03, though widely advertised, did not attain the same succe ; called a modem Pagan in i. K’s playing is most remarkable in pa ages of difficult technic, rather than in those of emotional beauty.