Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
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week are limited III number,
varied in character and
should prove, from the indication:
al their selections as printed else
where on this page, TO be full OF pos
sibihtics for beautiful expression
The one singer OF the week is Nnri
Case, the American soprano, WIS
with persistence i'll her earhr Gays
Of singing. when the field seemed SC
discouragingiy closed TO americans
and with brilliant personality ana
vocal gilt OF no mean deSree. ha'
won unique position tor herSei
among the few names that are al
Navs at the top OF the misi>ai tad'
der.
The one pianist who comes 10 tht
CITY this week is Vladimir Horowi'z
a Young man from Russia. II WI
nc his local debut when he apps az
here Wednesday morning. and come
very close to being his .Amer'c an
debut. As it is always interesting
70 know something OF the hacS-
ground OF a new artist. the follow
inc data is reprinted from bog
raphv OF this Young man. who ma
created sensations with his playing
m Europe;
Vladimir Horowitz was born IN
kieff. Russia. OF wcll-to-do arn,i-
eallv inclined family. His father
Was an engineer and his mother
musician And II was with her that
he began his pianiStic work at the
age OF six. One OF three talented
chiIdren-his sister was also Quilted
ciauist-hiS parents let him develop
naturally and refused to allow h'm
70 be exploited as the 'wunderk'nd
that he undoubtedly was.
LAS soon as he was old enough he
vas sent 10 the conservatory. where
ne studied under Prof. Felix Blumen-
field, a pupil OF Rubinstein. AT the
age OF IL he was graduated with the
highest honors. His first public ap-
pearsnce was made at kharkon-s
concert arranged by his uncle, who
was a famous Russian music critic
OF that city. With the praise oi the
press. the APPLAUSE OF the public and
the bles sing OF his uncle 10 encour-
age him. Young Horowitz started on
his first tour.
HE played throughout Russia
untiI 1928. even through the worse
national crisis. when he was paid IN
-four and butter. instead OF money.
during the season le22-25 he estab-
iished a record. Before the war
Josef Holman. who was the great
idol of ali Russia. gave 20 concerts
in Petrograd in one season. During
1929 Horowitz appeared p times
in Petrograd 10 > soid-out houses
with prices ranging from I'D cents
10 81 80. Four OF his concerts were
with orchcstras. One was an all
Rachmaninof program: another ar
all-Medtncr. Still another was de-
voted to Scriab'n. the god OF the
revolution. AT this time. when the
people had not the money Tor TODD
ard drink and shelter. he drew 5000
persons 20 the Great Hall OF the
Phili,a rmonic-
In 1924 Horowi;z lett Russia and
went TO Berlin. where he made his
debut at the Biuthner Sasl as SOLO
ist with orchestra. playing the
Tchziovsv Concerto. He followed
Iris appearance with three recra's.
winning superlative notices from the
critics. and soon drawing full houses
In a CITY notorious for its audiences
o. 'deadhcads
From Berlin ne started on a tour
Of Europe. oonquering IN quick >uc-
cession Germany. Holland. Italy,
France. Spain. Belgium and London.
Last season alone he played ~ en-
rayemeniS. Among his orchestra
dates have been appearances with
FIrtwaenglcr. in Berlin and Leipzig :;
with Carl, Muck. IN Hamburg: Moli-
mari. in Rome: Czubert and Pierne.
In Paris: Monteux, in Amsterdam !;
Schneevoignt. in Scheveningen !:
Abendrosh. in Cologne: Clemens
Kraus. in. Frankfort. and Bruno
Walter. in Berlin.
in the course OF his playing he
has been received by the King and
Oueen OF Belgium invited 10 dine
with tie Queen and ROYAL family Of
Itsiv a; their castle. and has become
a good friend OF The Prince OF
Monaco and the Duke OF Con
nsugh,."
AN organization that stands Tor
"A the very highest ideals in music.
~ production and Us development
b. the great composers down
through the ages 10 the present cay
will appear in only one scheduled
performance in Washington this sea
son. The Fionzsiey Quartz. wilt
pisv under the combined auspices
Of Va ington Community Center.
the Pubic Library End the Srcir,y
o. Fine ATS. ~ Central High SchooI
THURSDAY night
The growth ~ real appreciation
o. cfan;y.r music in America gen
orally has been SLOW. The reasons
ar. obvious. TO understand cham
b<r music the auditor. as well as the
performer, should be musician.
Of course. chs nbe, music originated
in sft dzYs when the families 81
wealth had many less things to
snusr them and help pass the time
than is true today The modes 81
t.syel we're very SLOW and otter
hazardous. Yhose who lived IN great
kysfty castles were liable 10 be
sno~.d ia FOR th. Winter and they
rad 10 find distraction and enter
fsirnlens mthin rooms whose walls
we're covered, primarily for warmth,
with great eHp4nsss 81 tapestry
Tn. wandering minstrel and the bard
s,io amused a. crude h1ronisI frasis
are we'll known figures u romantic
historic.
To-Day. in the twtnljeib century
the ne 2ic carpet III the fairy tale
Esadzd has become the n'4iter-of-
fzci dlrigible of Washington ID. e.
Y<t. ~ spite Df street cars. buses
and even ,be ultra comfort ~ private
ears. he home loving inst'nc. that
/. inn1t. in III human hfinys h..