This first authorized biography of one of the 20th centurys greatest violinists chronicles the life of Michael Rabin from his young boyhood to his premature death at the age of 35. By his teen years in the 1950s he had already joined the ranks of violin greats and he was being compared to Heifetz Milstein Stern and Francescatti. Lovingly detailed rich in music history and drama this biography documents the many forces that shaped Rabins extraordinary life and career from his meteoric rise to his surprising decline. Feinstein charts Rabins many artistic successes as well as his struggles to make the transition from wunderkind to adult virtuoso and sheds light on the true reasons for his fall from grace debunking the many rumors that surrounded him during that time. Feinstein also clarifies the facts relating to Rabins sudden death. What emerges is a unique profile of a prodiginous talent and a tragic life. show more