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Arthur Rubinstein was born in Łódź, Congress Poland (part of the Russian Empire for the entire time Rubinstein resided there) on 28 January 1887, to a Jewish family. He was the youngest of seven children of Felicja Blima Fajga (née Heiman) and Izaak Rubinstein.
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Oct 8, 2005 · Born in Lodz, Poland, in 1887, Arthur Rubinstein became one of the great pianists of the twentieth century. At age three, Rubinstein began to study piano, and within five years he had given...
Artur Rubinstein (born January 28, 1887, Łódź, Poland, Russian Empire—died December 20, 1982, Geneva, Switzerland) was a Polish American virtuoso pianist regarded by many as the 20th century’s foremost interpreter of the repertoire.
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Polish-born American pianist Arthur Rubinstein(1887-1982) was one of the foremost pianists of the twentieth century. His remarkable career spanned over 75 years and included more than 6,000 perfor mances and myriad recordings. The work of com poser Frederic Chopin was a specialty, but his repertoire was broad and the pianist was among the first to ...
Rubinstein was born on January 28, 1887, in Lodz, Poland, the youngest of Isaak Rubinstein and Felicia Heyman's seven children. His father owned a small textile factory and the family enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle in the middle of town. Rubinstein did not begin to speak until he was about three years old, but his interest in the piano quickly out...
Rubinstein's self-imposed professional exile led to financial troubles and depression that culminated in a failed suicide attempt at the age of 21. Happily, that nadir brought about a renewed joy in life that he never relinquished again. The monetary ups and downs continued, but he was famously able to console himself with female companionship and ...
Back in Paris in the 1920s, Rubenstein was solidly established as one of the most admired pianists of his time. He began to record, kept an active performance schedule, and resumed his fast-paced lifestyle of wine, women, and song. As he approached 40, however, he began to reevaluate his situation. First, he decided to settle down with a wife and f...
As World War II loomed, Rubinstein recognized the potential threat of Nazi Germany and moved his family from Paris to the United Statesin October of 1939. (The entire contents of his house were confiscated by the Nazis, although the pianist's collection of musical manuscripts was returned to his children by the German government in 2006. The childr...
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Rubinstein was born in Łódź, Poland to a family of Jews. He was the youngest child of the family. [2] His father was a rich owner of a factory. [3] Although his given name is Artur Rubinstein, in English-speaking countries he wanted to be known as Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein was born in Łódz in 1887, the youngest of seven children of a Polish bourgeois family. He started playing piano when he was three years old and made his public debut at...
Born 28 January 1887 in Łódź, died 20 December 1982 in Geneva. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as one of the greatest Chopin interpreters of his time.