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...a video recorded specially for my friends and supporters, whom I wish the very best for the holiday season... with ALL MY LOVE...

Rubinstein liked to recount the story how, in his mid-teens, he visited Paris as a child-prodigy and gave a public concert during which he played the piece presented here — an occasion on which he was declared a genius by the public although (in his own opinion reached later in life) every note he played was wrong... In his modesty, Rubinstein never completed the story by observing that he DID manage eventually to rise to the reputation earned so early in life... This story may serve as an excuse to attempt something of the same here with the help of a recording of his — a master performance delivered at the zenith of his career...


♦ Virraj has been hospitalized continuously since 4 July 2005; he has been convalescing (with active osteomyelitis or bone infection) at the Simla Sanitarium and Hospital since 28 May 2008. For the latest info, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/virraj

♦ video location: The Oberoi Cecil, Chaura Maidan, Shimla, Himāchal Pradesh, India
♦ video date: Sunday, 21 December 2008 (11:26:00 IST | 05:56:00 GMT) — 1267th day of Virraj's hospitalization overall (208th day at Simla Sanitarium)

♥♥♥Greetings to the viewers of my video in Arizona, Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and other parts of the world!♥♥♥

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[heartBtrue]

Virraj.....

I am the one standing. And applauding the very loudest. And with my heart smiling...the very very widest...

[VirrajSorhvi]

this place is just a stone's throw from my hospital — so I practice every day... :-)

[thalassaouranos]

A perfect selection!

Happy Holidays!!!

[VirrajSorhvi]

dear, you are a personification of feminine sweetness and light, and would have made it into the video had I had your picture...

[bestjonbon]

You are right! He is terrific!

[picinela]

You are too good!

I subscribe! ^_^

[picinela]

Superb!!!!

bravissimo!!!!!! ^_^