HIGH FIDELITY/MUSICAL AMERICA -- Musician of the Year Award -- Arthur Rubinstein.
Rubinstein Steals Own Party
And a good thing it was his own party, for Arthur Rubinstein would have stolen the show anyway. Last December, a month before the hardy pixie's ninetieth birthday, HIGH FIDELITY/MUSICAL AMERICA threw him a party at the American Broadcasting Companies' New York headquarters in honor of his being named MUSICAL AMERICA'S Musician of the Year. As the accompanying photos, by Ann Limongello, indicate, the charismatic pianist needed no piano to turn his hosts and guests into an audience and, as usual, captivate it.
Left, illustrating a story for ABC president Elton Rule (with badge) and board chairman Leonard Goldenson Center, telling an anecdote to Polydor's James Frey. RCA's Thomas Z. Shepard also seems entertained. Right, reacting to a point being made by HF/MA's Leonard Marcus, while Julius Bloom, the executive director of Carnegie Hall, and Polydor's Allison Ames stand by Rubinstein seems pleased posing with award, flanked by editor and publisher, but he positively beams as he poses with MA's editor Shirley Fleming.
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Above, Dario Soria, managing director of the Metropolitan Opera Guild (and husband of MA columnist Done Soria), with Sim Meyers, RCA Red Seal press manager.
Right, lucky DG record producer Gunther Breest gets attention from both Allison Ames (in white sweater), director of press and artist relations for Polydor's classical division, and Kathryn King, head of classical a&r for ABC Records.
Far right, Rubinstein makes a point about his photographer daughter Eva to Herbert Keppler, publisher of Modern Photography, and Mrs. Keppler.
Music editor Kenneth Furie, left, with Pierre Bourdain, Columbia Records director of product management, and James Frey, Polydor's classical vp.
Far right photo: MA book review editor Patrick Smith and managing editor Susan Elliott talk with author (and for many years Esquire record critic) Martin Mayer.
Left, publisher Warren Syer opens the festivities with a tribute to Rubinstein.
Looking on: Leonard Goldenson, chairman of the board of ABC, and HF i MA editor Leonard Marcus.
Above, Marcus reads dedication before presenting award to Rubinstein, with Mrs. Rubinstein lending moral--and physical--support.
Mrs. Isaac Stern relaxes with musicologist Karl Haas. Speight Jenkins, classical editor of Record World, chats with Sheldon Gold, president of Hurok Concerts, and Thomas Z. Shepard, RCA Red Seal's a&r vice president.
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(High Fidelity, Feb. 1976)
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