Wheat and tares, good and...
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Wheat and tares, good and bad, lovable and unlovable, are all to grow and stay together.
On December 20, 1982, Arthur Rubenstein died in Geneva at age 95. A musical prodigy, he played the piano at age three, enrolled in the Warsaw Conservatory at age eight, and made his European debut in Berlin at age thirteen. During WWI, he used his fluency in eight languages to work as a military interpreter in London. After the war, he achieved international acclaim for masterfully interpreting such great composers as Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel, and Chopin.
Rubenstein moved to the U. S. during WWII, becoming a citizen in 1946. He was awarded the U. S. Medal of Freedom in 1976. A charming raconteur who brought a showman's presence to normally staid concert halls, he once expressed his philosophy of life this way: "I have found if you love life, life will love you back."
Rubenstein was remembered by his daughter, Eva, as "a cruel father."
On December 20, 1982, Arthur Rubenstein died in Geneva at age 95. A musical prodigy, he played the piano at age three, enrolled in the Warsaw Conservatory at age eight, and made his European debut in Berlin at age thirteen. During WWI, he used his fluency in eight languages to work as a military interpreter in London. After the war, he achieved international acclaim for masterfully interpreting such great composers as Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel, and Chopin.
Rubenstein moved to the U. S. during WWII, becoming a citizen in 1946. He was awarded the U. S. Medal of Freedom in 1976. A charming raconteur who brought a showman's presence to normally staid concert halls, he once expressed his philosophy of life this way: "I have found if you love life, life will love you back."
Rubenstein was remembered by his daughter, Eva, as "a cruel father."
