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Anton Rubinstein

1829 - 1894

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Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (Russian: Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, romanized: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinshteyn; 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1829 – 20 November [O.S. 8 November] 1894) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein, who founded the Moscow Conservatory. As a pianist, Rubinstein ranks among the great 19th-century keyboard virtuosos. He became most famous for his series of historical recitals, seven enormous, consecutive concerts covering the history of piano music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anton Rubinstein is the 129th most popular composer (up from 138th in 2019), the most popular biography from Moldova and the most popular Moldovan Composer.

Anton Rubinstein was a Russian pianist and composer. He is most famous for being one of the first pianists to perform in Russia.

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Among composers, Anton Rubinstein ranks 129 out of 1,451. Before him are Adolphe Adam, Edgard Varèse, Carl Nielsen, Maurice Jarre, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and Girolamo Frescobaldi. After him are Josef Strauss, Krzysztof Penderecki, Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Gabrieli, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Daniel Auber.

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Among people born in 1829, Anton Rubinstein ranks 5. Before him are Oscar II of Sweden, August Kekulé, Auguste Beernaert, and Geronimo. After him are Levi Strauss, Chester A. Arthur, Asaph Hall, John Everett Millais, Philip Sclater, Theodor Billroth, and Alfred Brehm. Among people deceased in 1894, Anton Rubinstein ranks 10. Before him are Hermann von Helmholtz, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Lajos Kossuth, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., and Adolphe Sax. After him are Gustave Caillebotte, Hans von Bülow, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, John Sparrow David Thompson, and Theodor Billroth.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Anton Rubinstein ranks 1 out of 107. After him are Douglas (null), Lewis Milestone (1895), Nicolae Timofti (1948), Emil Constantinescu (1939), Vladimir Voronin (1941), Maia Sandu (1972), Mircea Snegur (1941), Boris Kolker (1939), Eugen Doga (1937), Pyotr Rumyantsev (1725), and Avigdor Lieberman (1958).

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Among COMPOSERS In Moldova

Among composers born in Moldova, Anton Rubinstein ranks 1. After him are Eugen Doga (1937), and Alexander Goldenweiser (1875).

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