born Oct. 1, 1903, Berdichev, Russia
died Nov. 5, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.
Russian pianist.
He attended the Kiev Conservatory and made his debut in 1921. His stunning technique gained him a large international reputation, and he became an inveterate touring performer, giving 100 concerts a year in the U.S. alone. In 1933 he married Arturo Toscanini 's daughter, Wanda. Always susceptible to nervous strain, in 1953 he decided to quit public performance; his return to the concert stage in 1965 was attended by great publicity. He favoured the works of Romantics such as Robert Schumann , Frédéric Chopin , Franz Liszt , and his friend Sergey Rachmaninoff . He continued to perform into his 80s.