HOROWITZ Coming NEXT YEAR

Radio Record, 7 August 1936, Page 20

HOROWITZ Coming NEXT YEAR

‘Lii& Australian broadcasting Commission announces that .. it has completed negotiations for Viadimir Horowitz, the great Russian pianist, to visit Australia, and possibly New Zealand, in May next year.: While still a young man, this artist is one of the world’s greatest living pianists. In his recent concerts in London he astounded his listeners by his tremendous virtuoso iisplays. The enthusiasm at his recent London sea--

son, which. was marked by sold-out houses, was unbounded, The "Manchester Guardian" critic, whose musical opinions have some Duropean value, describes him as "the greatest pianist dead or Alive," and wrote of him, "His technique and style are comprehensive, masterful, and sensitive. He brings out the essential qualities of the piano, and achieves a most satisfying synthesis of all those attributes of piano-playing which it is usually necessary to look for in different artists." Horowitz was born in 1904 of a well-to-do artistically-inclined Russian family. At an early age he showed remarkable pianistic gifts, encouraged by hig parents, Who recognised his great talent. Entering the Conservatorium of Kieff, he studied under Professor ' Brumenfeld and graduated with the highest honours, The first years of his professional career were spent giving concerts in the principal cities of his native Russia. In 1924, boy of 20, he started on a tour of Europe, conquering in quick succession Germany, Holland, Italy, France, Austria, and Spain. At the invitation of. Stokowski he went to America, where he made hi debut as a soloist with the Philadelphig Symphony Orchestra in 1927. The American tour proved a repetition of his triumphal march through the music centres of Europe. Prior to leaving Kurope for this American tour, so great was the clamor over his concert in Budapest that he was offered honorary citizenship. Further, the city presented him from its musical archives With some priceless original manuscripts of Liszt,