When Vladimir Horowitz performed in Japan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
…. a kitchen had to be built in his suite because he insists that all his meals – fish or chicken only – be taken there. The electrical wiring ran afoul of Tokyo fire laws, requiring new wallpaper and a special floor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Several critics suggested in a music journal that the money might have been better spent to help victims of a recent earthquake in northern Japan.<\/p>
”You should grumble at the management, not me,” the pianist replied when told of these remarks. ”I didn’t even know the prices until I got here.”<\/p> Clyde Haberman, \u201c3,500 Japanese Applaud Horowtiz for 14 Minutes\u201d, The New York Times<\/em>, June 13, 1983, https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/06\/13\/arts\/3500-japanese-applaud-horowitz-for-14-minutes.html<\/a>, accessed 22 June 2020. <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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