October 1 is the birthday of Italian painter GIULIA LAMA (1681-1747). Her dark, tense style contrasted with the dominant pastel colors of the late Baroque era. She was one of the first female artists to study the male figure nude ... In her self portrait, Lama is seen at 45 years old. She is holding a paint brush and palette, and choose to dress herself in unostentatious attire. Around her wrist is a double looped pearl bracelet. To see samples of her art, CLICK HERE.

October 1 is the birthday of VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (1904-1989). His style frequently involved vast dynamic contrasts, with overwhelming double-fortissimos followed by sudden delicate pianissimos. He was able to produce an extraordinary volume of sound from the piano without producing a harsh tone. He elicited an exceptionally wide range of tonal color, and his taut, precise attack was noticeable even in his renditions of technically undemanding pieces such as the Chopin Mazurkas..

To learn more and hear Horowitz perform music from Bizet’s “Carment,” CLICK HERE.