Who was Artur Rubinstein? Why to touch his nose? + 8 Grammy Awards

September 01, 2025

Who was Artur Rubinstein? Why to touch his nose? + 8 Grammy Awards

Rubinstein, Nico, and I are in Lodz, Poland. I am on the piano.

The picture was taken in 2013.

I touched first time his nose in 2011, I was an exchange student in Lodz through AIESEC. I worked at Okna Rąbień in Aleksandrów Łódzki in 2011. When the picture was taken in 2013, I was an employee of Infosys Poland in Lodz. I worked as a procurement executive.

There was a really good cafe restaurant next to the sculpture, run by a local Jewish entrepreneur.

I am not sure, but maybe his first name was Adam.

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Back to Rubinstein

Source: https://www.inyourpocket.com/lodz/Artur-Rubinstein_74224f

What does the In Your Pocket say about him?

"one of the finest pianists of the 20th century, Rubinstein stands out as one of the legends of Łódź, and a true local hero."

He was born on January 28th, 1887, and he grew up at Piotrkowska 78 in Lodz, Poland. He started to talk when he was three years old, and he had seven siblings. He started to study first violin, but then he soon changed to piano.

When he was young, he lived in Berlin, Paris, and Spain. He was a good friend of Picasso and Cocteau.

Here, read my other blog about the Lost Generation:

Put your red shoes on when the storm comes...

https://worldfashionbeautystar.blogspot.com/2025/05/put-your-red-shoes-on-when-storm-comes.html

Later, he married the Polish ballerina Ela Młynarska.

In 1937, he was already in the USA and playing there, and in 1946 was already a US citizen.

His family did not survive the Holocaust in Lodz. "They perished in the ghettos and gas chambers, prompting Rubinstein to declare he would never again play in Germany."

- Source: https://www.inyourpocket.com/lodz/Artur-Rubinstein_74224f

Here, read my other post about the Lodz ghetto:

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https://worldfashionbeautystar.blogspot.com/2025/05/is-death-part-of-art-fashion-industry.html

Arthur Rubinstein's Concert in United Nations (1945)

Arthur Rubinstein - Live in Moscow, 1964 - Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Villa-Lobos

Arthur Rubinstein and the Ache of Love. His last concert in Poland recorded on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Łódź Philharmonic, 30th May 1975 - A rare Rubinstein recording

Source: http://www.michael-moran.com/2024/04/the-ache-of-love-arthur-rubinsteins.html

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Polski: Mural autorstwa Eduardo Kobry (Brazylia), przedstawiający Artura Rubinsteina, Łódź skrzyżowanie ulic Sienkiewicza i Traugutta

English: Arthur Rubinstein on mural of Eduardo Kobra (Brasil), Łódź Sienkiewicza & Traugutta Streets

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_Rubinstein_mural,_%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA_Sienkiewicza_%26_Traugutta_Streets.jpg

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What does the Britannica say about Rubinstein?

Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Artur-Rubinstein

"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."

Awards And Honors: Kennedy Center Honors (1978) Grammy Award (1977) Grammy Award (1976) Grammy Award (1975) Grammy Award (1974) Grammy Award (1972) Grammy Award (1965) Grammy Award (1963) Grammy Award (1959)

He made more than 200 recordings. Rubinstein was awarded the United States Medal of Freedom in 1976.

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In his hometown, Lodz, Poland, the Philharmonic carries his name.

THE ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN PHILHARMONIC