9 6 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pian ist , ▁music ▁teacher ▁and ▁composer ▁originally ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁concert ▁pian ist ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Conserv ator ium ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁for ▁fifty ▁years . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁H utch ens ' ▁parents , ▁Richard ▁La vers ▁H utch ens ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Maria ▁S iles , ▁n ée ▁H os kins , ▁both ▁Corn ish , ▁migr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁Richard ▁tried ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁far ming ▁and ▁boot making ▁before ▁sett ling ▁down ▁at ▁H ā wer a ▁as ▁a ▁piano ▁teacher . ▁Frank ▁H utch ens ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Le eston ▁near ▁Christ ch urch ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ha wer a ▁District ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve , ▁H utch ens ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁his ▁tal ents ▁after ▁his ▁piano ▁teacher ▁arranged ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁virt u oso ▁Ign az ▁Pad ere w ski , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁tour ing ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁potential , ▁Pad ere w ski ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen , ▁H utch ens ▁travel led ▁alone ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁attend ▁the