Anton Rubinstein

Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) was a famous Russian pianist and composer, born, of Jewish parents, near Jassy, in Moldavia. He studied at Moscow, under Liszt in Paris, and afterwards at Berlin and Vienna. He established himself at St. Petersburg in 1848 as a music-teacher and became director of the Conservatoire there. He toured for many years through Europe and the United States, achieving phenomenal success. Thereafter, he resumed his directorship at St. Petersburg in 1887. He composed operas (e. g. "The Maccabees," "The Demon"), symphonies (e. g. "Ocean"), sacred operas (e. g. "Paradise Lost"), chamber music, and many exquisite songs. As a pianist he was a master of technique and expression. He was ennobled by the Czar in 1869. He published an autobiography. His works as well as his performances display both vigour and sensibility.

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