Vladimir Horowitz

Review: A fascinating education in 'The Jazz Standards'

2012-07-22 00:00:00

-------------------- The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire Ted Gioia Oxford University Press: 528 pp., $39.95 -------------------- I like jazz but I don't know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington,...

Mike Wallace dies at 93; '60 Minutes' pioneer

2012-04-09 00:00:00

As the self-described "black hat" of television's premier newsmagazine "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for his often caustic questioning of sometimes reluctant guests on the program. Beginning in 1968, as one of...

Music review: Igudesman & Joo, inspired nuttiness at the Broad

2011-10-16 16:32:51

Kennedy Center's boss says the arts are in trouble, blames lack of excellence and daring on timid administrators and funders

2011-02-19 16:32:51

Jasper Johns is first studio artist in 34 years to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

2011-02-14 16:33:03

Earl Wild dies at 94; 'the last of the great Romantic pianists'

2010-01-26 00:00:00

Earl Wild, the elder statesman of American piano virtuosos who was often called "the last of the great Romantic pianists," died Saturday at his home in Palm Springs. He was 94. He died of congestive heart failure after a long illness, his companion,...

Musical gift ideas: for the romantic

2009-12-04 16:32:42

Paul Lewis gets to the heart of the matter

2009-07-12 00:00:00

Some pianists launch their career by challenging the work of the composers they play -- making a piece their own with a radical re-interpretation. The young Glenn Gould took J.S. Bach at an unheard-of speed, while Vladimir Horowitz found an unplumbed...

It's uphill all the way in Met Opera's 'The Audition'

2009-04-19 00:00:00

Just like the stories it seeks to tell through histrionic plots, spectacular settings and virtuosic vocal lines, the world of opera is full of behind-the-scenes drama. Maria Callas' diva-like antics have become legendary. Luciano Pavarotti earned the...

Fading L.A. arts scene is about priorities, not cash

2008-11-13 00:00:00

The Times' Nov. 7 article, "Tight economy puts squeeze on arts organizations,” reveals that the troubles of the Pasadena Symphony, Opera Pacific and the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary represent but a few examples of artistic...

'Harpejji' gaining traction in music world

2011-07-23 00:00:00

It looks a little bit like a body board, and it does ride the waves — sound waves, that is. Meet the harpejji, a fretted string instrument invented and built in the Baltimore area. Coldplay bought one. A.R. Rahman, who composed the score to...

Mike Wallace Dies At 93; '60 Minutes' Pioneer

2012-04-08 09:01:00

Mike Wallace, who pioneered and then dominated the probing and enduringly popular hallmark TV magazine series "60 Minutes," died Saturday night, CBS announced. He was 93. Wallace, who had triple heart bypass surgery in early 2008, died in New Haven,...

Many people insist that the powerful aural bliss of a Vladimir Horowitz concert easily eclipsed even his best recordings. Was the master s always-present Steinway CD 503 corked?

2006-06-16 16:19:08