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Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz[n 1] (October 1 [O.S. September 18] 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Russian [1][2][3] and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, [4][5][6] he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
Jul 12, 2024 · Vladimir Horowitz (1903–89) was a Russian-born American virtuoso pianist in the Romantic tradition. Celebrated for his flawless technique and an almost orchestral quality of tone, his performances were admired for their technical precision and dynamic range.
Vladimir Horowitz: why today's pianists admire him
Jun 21, 2022 · On April 20, 1986 he gave his legendary concert in the Moscow Conservatory. Director: Brian Large mail: office@Komponist-Reimeir.at home: https://Komponist-Reimeir.at facebook: / komponist.reimeir...
Live performance. Carnegie Hall, March 19, 1978. 'Golden Jubilee Recital'. Vladimir Horowitz, pianist.00:00:00 Schumann: Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18;00:07:57...
Vladimir Horowitz (1903–1989) was at once one of the most poetic and one of the showiest pianists of the 20th century. His superhuman finger speed, his bombastic fortissimos, and his (not occasional) disregard of composer’s performance markings won him a huge fan base but also the ire of some contemporaneous critics, such as the irascible ...
Through his chart-topping recordings from the early 1930s to the late 1980s and thunderously exciting, sold-out concerts across the globe, Horowitz was the epitome of the classical pianist as virtuosic dynamo, one whose derring-do was an inescapable influence on subsequent generations of pianists.
For nearly six decades, Vladimir Horowitz’s career was intertwined with the history of Carnegie Hall. His 1928 debut with the New York Philharmonic was just the prelude to an astonishing recital career that included his triumphant 1965 comeback from a 12-year performing hiatus for which—in the pre-electronic ticketing age—all seats sold ...
May 29, 2018 · American pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989) was among the last performers in the 19th-century grand-virtuoso tradition. While his phenomenal technique sometimes overwhelmed the music, the power and energy of his playing were unsurpassed.
Horowitz’s return to Russia after an absence of 61 years was the major news event of his career. His dazzling European and North American debuts in the 1920s...