ENTERTAINMENT --
PIANISSIMO
Fedora Horowitz overcame
anti-Semitism in
war-torn Romania to
achieve musical excellence
JOANNE ZUROFF
Special to The Jewish News
edora Horowitz is no stranger
to prejudice. It once kept her
out of a very important piano
competition. But with the in-
tervening war and life ex-
periences themselves, she battled the
hatred to achieve recognition as a
pianist of note.
Horowitz, conductor of and per-
former with the Lyric- Chamber
Ensemble, remembers that period
well. In 1958, when anti-Semitism
was rampant in Romania, Horowitz
was pre-vented from appearing in the
prestigious Tchaikovsky Competi-
tion.
When the young pianist was
selected as one of two artists to repre-
sent Romania, government officials
began to process her application for
the necessary travel documents.
They discovered-her to be a Jew, and
one whose - family had repeatedly
applied to immigrate to Israel.
Horowitz was classified as an'enemy
of the people" and that year,
Romania was not represented at this
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BRUNCH WITH BACH: Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Wood-
ward Ave. Detroit, All-French
concert, - 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, admission, 832-2730.
DETROIT SYMPHONY OR-
CHESTRA: Ford Auditorium,
Tommy Tune, songs by Fred
Astaire, 8:30 p.m. today and
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday,
admission, 567-1400. •
SCANDINAVIAN SYMPHONY
SOCIETY, Southfield High
School, concert, 8 p.m. Sun-
day, admission, 644-9203.
SYMPHONY
DETROIT
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:
Orchestra Hall, Mozart con-
cert, 8 p.m. today and 3:30
Sunday, admission, 567-1400.
FAMILIES
DETROIT YOUTHEATRE:. De-
troit Institute of Arts, 5200
Woodward _Ave.; Movin' In
Time, dance, 11 a.m. and 2
p.m. Saturday i admission,
832-2730.
CHILDREN
PEANUT BUTTER PLAYERS:
Austin Hall, 18000 E. Warren,
Detroit, The Electric Sunshine
Man, 1 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays through April 26, ad-
mission, reservations, 559-
6727.
DETROIT SYMPHONY OR-
CHESTRA: Ford Auditorium,
Nexus percussion
ensemble, concert; 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Saturday, work-
shop, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Saturday, admission, 567-
1400.
THEATER
DOWNTOWN DINNER THEA-
TER:Veterans Memorial Build-
ing banquet hall, They're Play-
ing Our Song, presented by
Jimmy _ Launce Productions,
cocktails 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7,
curtain at 8:45 today, every
Friday and Saturday, admis-
sion, reservations, 224-6000.
HILBERRY THEATRE:Wayne
State University, A Delicate
Balance 8 p.m. Saturday and
Thursday, As You Like It, 8
p.m. today and 11 a.m. Tues-
day, admission, 577-2972.
MEADOW BROOK THEATRE:
Oakland University, Roches-
ter, A Flea In Her Ear, 8 p.m.
. today through Sunday; Fack
of Lies, Thursday through
March 22, admission, 377-
3300.
HENRY FORD - MUSEUM THE-
ATER: Dearborn, You Can't
Take It With You, 8:30 p.m:
today and Saturday, through
March 21, admission, 271-
1620.
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