Classical Pianist. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, the youngest of the four children, his mother originally taught him to play the piano. Horowitz became a student of Sergio Tarnowsky, and Felix Blumenfeld. He made his concert debut at age 17, and at age 25 began to tour in Europe and United States. He developed a flat finger technique to better control the tone and color of each note. His technique excited the audiences, and he became quite a sensation. He married Wanda the daughter of Arturo Toscanini in 1933 and they had one daughter – Sonia. He suffered depression in the early 1980s as a result of the death of his daughter and questions about his sexuality. He made a dramatic comeback in 1986 with tour of Europe and the famous return to Russia. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan the same year. He died in New York City of a heart attack and was buried in the Toscanini family tomb in Milan, Italy.
Classical Pianist. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, the youngest of the four children, his mother originally taught him to play the piano. Horowitz became a student of Sergio Tarnowsky, and Felix Blumenfeld. He made his concert debut at age 17, and at age 25 began to tour in Europe and United States. He developed a flat finger technique to better control the tone and color of each note. His technique excited the audiences, and he became quite a sensation. He married Wanda the daughter of Arturo Toscanini in 1933 and they had one daughter – Sonia. He suffered depression in the early 1980s as a result of the death of his daughter and questions about his sexuality. He made a dramatic comeback in 1986 with tour of Europe and the famous return to Russia. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan the same year. He died in New York City of a heart attack and was buried in the Toscanini family tomb in Milan, Italy.
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