Abstract

Among the multitudes lured to Australia’s shores in the 1850s by the glitter of gold were entrepreneurial musicians who hoped to attract audiences eager for entertainment and culture. The tours of nineteenth-century virtuoso musicians around Europe and the Americas are well-researched, but less so touring musicians to the Antipodean gold rush. While the 1850s gold rush had profound impacts on social, economic and political life in Australia, the impact of gold upon cultural life warrants more attention. Newspapers of the time record many visiting musicians who hoped to profit from the backwash of rivers of gold. This article opens a window onto this world by studying the concert tours around Australia from 1854 to 1858 of Miska Hauser. A European classical musician with elite violin school training, he is notable as the first world-class violinist to tour the Australian colonies. This study draws upon the digital records of colonial newspapers available online from the National Library of Australia. This article analyses the populist concert programmes that Hauser presented to diverse audiences during his indefatigable tours around Australia and explores the extent of his professional and financial success.

摘要

在 1850 年代被金光闪闪吸引到澳大利亚海岸的众多人中，有企业家音乐家，他们希望吸引渴望娱乐和文化的观众。19 世纪艺术大师在欧洲和美洲的巡回演出得到了充分的研究，但在 Antipodean 淘金热中巡回演出的音乐家却少之又少。虽然 1850 年代的淘金热对澳大利亚的社会、经济和政治生活产生了深远的影响，但黄金对文化生活的影响值得更多关注。当时的报纸记录了许多来访的音乐家，他们希望从黄金河流的逆流中获利。本文通过研究从 1854 年到 1858 年 Miska Hauser 在澳大利亚的巡回演唱会，打开了一扇通往这个世界的窗口。受过精英小提琴学校训练的欧洲古典音乐家，他是第一位在澳大利亚殖民地巡回演出的世界级小提琴家。这项研究利用了澳大利亚国家图书馆在线提供的殖民报纸的数字记录。本文分析了豪瑟在澳大利亚不知疲倦的巡回演出中向不同观众展示的民粹主义音乐会节目，并探讨了他在职业和经济上的成功程度。