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You might want to check out Arthur Rubinstein's
Posted by mwhitmore on April 22, 2012 at 08:08:58:
'My Young Years' autobiography. He describes how a person who was eavesdropping on AR's late night practice sessions told him 'Oh I know this wonderful composer, let me bring you some of his music'. With appropriate scepticism, AR tried it, and within a few notes knew this was no amateur scribbling. He demanded to meet this composer. Who was, of course, Karol Szymanowski. Rubinstein was instrumental in promoting the career of his new best friend.