I'm passionately involved in life: I love its change, its color, its movement. To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings - it's all a miracle.

Rubinstein regularly advised that young pianists should practice no more than three hours a day. Ninety percent of my interests were women. Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour.

He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Arthur Rubinstein KBE (January 28 1887 – December 20 1982) was a Polish-American classical pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers; many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time.