Anton Rubinstein

Rubinstein was one of the foremost pianists during the nineteenth century. He and Liszt were often compared to one another. Anton's musical training began as a youth at his mother's side but then he studied piano with Villoing and counterpoint with Dehn during the 1840s. He toured most of the continent of Europe as well as England, the United States, Norway and Sweden, and Germany. He spent much time in Germany (where he was always considered a Russian) but returned to Russia (where he was always considered a German) in 1858. In 1859 he founded the Russian Musical Society with...