Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
RUBINSTEIN, ANTON GRIGORYEVICH — (1829–1894), Russian virtuoso pianist and composer. Born in Vykhvatinetz, Podolia, Rubinstein, whose parents abandoned Judaism soon after his birth, had his first piano lessons from his mother and appeared as a prodigy in Moscow in 1839, then in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rubinstein, Anton (Grigoryevich) — born Nov. 28, 1829, Vykhvatinets, Podolia province, Russia died Nov. 20, 1894, Peterhof Russian composer and pianist. Touring as a piano virtuoso, he met Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt in Paris and Giacomo Meyerbeer in Berlin. After several… … Universalium
Rubinstein, Anton — ▪ Russian composer and musician in full Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein born , Nov. 16 [Nov. 28, New Style], 1829, Vykhvatinets, Podolia province, Russia died Nov. 8 [Nov. 20], 1894, Peterhof [now Petrodvorets] Russian composer and one of the… … Universalium
Grigoryevich — (as used in expressions) Belinsky Vissarion Grigoryevich Ehrenburg Ilya Grigoryevich Orlov Aleksey Grigoryevich Count Orlov Grigory Grigoryevich Count Rubinstein Anton Grigoryevich Yagoda Genrikh Grigoryevich * * * … Universalium
Rubinstein — /rooh bin stuyn /; Russ. /rddooh byin shtyayn /; Pol. /rddooh been stuyn /, n. 1. Anton /an ton/; Russ. /un tawn /, 1829 94, Russian pianist and composer. 2. Arthur or Artur /ahr teu … Universalium
Anton — /an ton, teuhn/, n. a male given name, form of Anthony. * * * (as used in expressions) Bruckner Josef Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Denikin Anton Ivanovich Dolin Sir Anton Anton Herman Gerard Fokker Frisch Ragnar Anton Kittil Gneisenau August… … Universalium
Rubinstein — Famous people named Rubinstein include:* Anton Rubinstein, a Russian pianist, composer and conductor, not related to Arthur. * Arthur Rubinstein, a famous Jewish Polish pianist, not related to Anton. * Amnon Rubinstein, an Israeli scholar,… … Wikipedia
Nikolai Rubinstein — Nikolai Rubinstein. Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein (14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1835 – 23 March [O.S. 11 March] 1881) was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close friend of Pyotr Ilyich… … Wikipedia
Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein — (2 June 1835 ndash;23 March 1881) was a Russian pianist and composer. He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky..While holding his Moscow post, Nikolai persuaded Tchaikovsky to write for him the … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
