Vladimir Horowitz - Wikipedia 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 [7]
Vladimir Horowitz | Biography, Compositions, Facts | Britannica 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
The Essential Vladimir Horowitz | San Francisco Classical Voice - SFCV 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
Vladimir Horowitz: why todays pianists admire him In the current issue of BBC Music Magazine, we examine the extraordinary legacy and life of pianist Vladimir Horowitz Here, we speak to four of today's top pianists about the impact the controversial musician had on their lives Stephen Hough ‘One tends to forget how good Horowitz is
The Horowitz Website In 2002, Christian Johansson launched what was known as “The Horowitz Website ” It contained a vast amount of well-organized research, including a database detailing most of Vladimir Horowitz ’s concerts between 1920 and 1987, as well many of his recordings, both commercial and pirated
David Horowitz, 1939–2025 - Washington Examiner David Horowitz was a man who lived with the intensity of a lightning storm, striking left and right across America’s ideological divide He began as a New Left radical, a fiery apostle of
Vladimir Horowitz - Steinway Sons 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