Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz was a Russian-born American classical pianist and composer. He was known for his technique, use of tone color, and the excitement generated by his playing. He is thought of as one of the greatest pianists of all time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth1 October 1903
CityKiev, Ukraine
CountryUnited States of America
Vladimir Horowitz quotes about
perfection imperfection
Perfection itself is imperfection.
three kind homosexual
There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.
piano perfect doe
False notes [on the piano] are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection.
faces passports
My face is my passport.
sleep home play
Played percussively, the piano is a bore. If I go to a concert and someone plays like that I have two choices: go home or go to sleep. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing.
piano orchestra knows
The piano is an orchestra with 88...... things, you know