Vladimir Horowitz was a notoriously private person. He didn’t trust most people in his life, was always suspicious of friends, and weary of the press. He WAS a very shrewd businessman, but that’s for another post. This being said, there are precious few recorded ‘interviews’ of Horowitz in an unguarded, relaxed state. For some reason, [...]
Horowitz Behind the Scenes
Written By Chad R. Bowles on January 29th, 2010Earl Wild (1915-2010)
Written By Chad R. Bowles on January 23rd, 2010One of the world’s greatest pianists and my teacher passed away early this morning. I won’t recount his biography here – you can read that on his website or see the NY Times obituary. Mr. Wild had a huge influence on my playing, and for everything he gave me as a pianist I will forever [...]
The World’s Greatest Slippers
Written By Chad R. Bowles on January 10th, 2010This time of year, it’s important to have warm feet! As temperatures fall and the air gets drier, happy feet are a great thing to have. Well, clearly this little guy doesn’t need warm slippers, but a cold damper pedal can be a little annoying – so I recently traded in my old pair of [...]
