Arthur Rubinstein

Rubinstein fascinates me less for the trophy case, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom among them, than for sheer endurance. Born in 1887 and performing nearly to his death in 1982, he carried the entire twentieth century through his hands. His Chopin remains a benchmark, but what moves me is the sense that he poured a whole lived life into the sound rather than mere technique. We are lucky his recordings survive. To me he represents the rarest thing in any art: mastery that deepens with age instead of fading, generous to the very end.

Name (English)

Arthur Rubinstein

Name (Japanese)

アルトゥール・ルービンシュタイン

Reading

あるとぅーる・るーびんしゅたいん

Born

January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

classical pianist / recording artist / pianist

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1976 Presidential Medal of Freedom
• 1994 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1971 Léonie Sonning Music Prize
• 1961 Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
• Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
• 1978 Kennedy Center Honors
• Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Łódź Voivodeship
• classical pianist
• recording artist
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-20

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