Serge Krish , who was born in Russia and is now a naturalised British subject, has had an adventurous musical career. Early parental opposition, study by stealth, a runaway at thirteen, cabaret in a frontier town, Germany without a passport, Hamburg, detention on Ellis Island, Gypsy Band in New York, Victor Herbert Symphony Orchestra, Germany again and serious study under Max Bruch and Nikiseh. conducting opera, England 1906, khaki, International Celebrity Concerts, Modern Trio on World Tours, Aldwych Theatre conducting for Tom Walls , first broadcast 1923, founded Serge Krish Septet 1929, and still broadcasting.