by LESLIE ENGLAND
Leslie England, who appeared as soloist at the opening Prom last season, was born in Barrow-in-Furness. Even at the tender age of five he showed remarkable musical gifts and aroused much interest among visiting pianists, including Mark Hambourg. Coming to London when he was eight years of age, he studied the piano privately for some years under various professors, until he succeeded in winning an open scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music. Mr. England is now on the teaching staff of the Royal Academy. He made a Scandinavian tour in 1927 and also toured South Africa in 1925 and 1929.