In 1950, 14-year-old prodigy Michael Rabin played his debut violin recital at Carnegie Hall, amazing critics with his technical brilliance. This biography tells the story of this remarkable musician, tracing the trajectory of his career from the wildly successful world tours of the 1950s through a slow decline in the 1960s as Rabin struggled with stage phobia and an addiction to barbiturates. Feinstein (psychiatry, U. of Toronto) also illuminates the circumstances surrounding Rabin's accidental death at the age of 36. Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
