Vladimir Horowitz

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Why Vladimir Horowitz Stopped Performing in the 1930s

Classical pianist and composer Vladimir Horowitz Up in Riverdale, New York, there lives a small five-year-old girl named Sonia, who from all accounts is already very much of a personality. She knows what she wants when she wants it, and is never at a loss before adults, most of whom agree that she's going to need plenty of courage, staggering under the stupendous burden of two such names as Horowitz and Toscanini. For her father is Vladimir Horowitz and her grandfather is Arturo Toscanini. Her ... (read more)

2022/11/13