Gal Shalev wrote:

>Last week I heard a quite mediocre performance of the Rach 3.  For the
>pianist's sake it should be stated that the guy was 19 years old, the
>winner of the prestigious Rubinstein competition (named after the great
>pianist) that takes place in Israel every two years, bringing young
>pianists from all over the globe.  Igor Tcheutuyev is the equievelent of
>the minor characters in the old testemant: his presence is in order to
>emphasize the main character himself by of comparison- Vladimir Horowitz.

Of course I haven't heard Igor Tcheutuyev play the Rach 3, or anything
else.  But isn't it a little unfair to compare his playing at age 19 w/
that of Horowitz in his prime?

Walter Meyer