The art of Horszowski goes beyond mere pianism and to the heights of musicianship. The more one hears of his great art, the more one realizes the unlimited possibilities of interpretation. His approach resembles that of a painter who masks the intricacies of perspective and structure by bold brushstrokes and an immense sense of style, tending to favor chiaroscuro. His mother had lessons from Chopin's assistant Mikuli and gave the young Horszowski his first training. One of Leschetizky's favored students, he was frequently granted private lessons. Leschetizky, who fortold Schnabel's destiny as a great Schubertian at a time when the Sonatas were not played, said "Mozart is in Horszowski's soul." See Horszowski's solo repertoire list
© Allan Evans, 1996