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Also known as Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein, Nicholas Rubinstein, N. G. Rubinstein, Nikolaj Grigor`evich Rubinshtejn

Russian pianist, conductor and composer (1835-1881)

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Nikolai Rubinstein was a Russian composer, pianist, conductor, and music educator born in Moscow in 1835. He was a citizen of the Russian Empire and spoke Russian. His musical genre was classical music, and he played the piano. He studied under Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn, Theodor Kullak, Franz Xaver Gebel, and Alexander Villoing. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory and had Alexander Siloti as a student.

He was the sibling of Anton Rubinstein and adhered to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Rubinstein died in Paris on March 11, 1881, from tuberculosis due to natural causes. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery and Danilov Monastery. His life and work are described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Russian Biographical Dictionary.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Russia
Active from
1835
Active to
1881

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
97
Total plays
281

Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein (Russian: Никола́й Григо́рьевич Рубинште́йн; 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 Tchaikovsky. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nikolai+Rubinstein">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
14 June [ O.S. 2 June ] 1835, Moscow, Russia
Died
23 March [ O.S. 11 March ] 1881 (aged 45), Paris, France
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery
Occupations
Pianist conductor composer
Known for
Founder of the Moscow Conservatory (1859)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nikolay
Family name
Rubinstein
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
music educator
Languages spoken
Russian
Instrument
piano
Image
Nikolai Rubinstein 1872.jpg
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place of burial
Danilov Monastery
Commons category
Nikolai Rubinstein
date of birth
1835-06-14
date of death
1881-03-23
cause of death
tuberculosis
manner of death
natural causes
date of burial or cremation
1881-03-26
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Works in European collections

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Encyclopedic overview

Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Рубинштейн; 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 Tchaikovsky.

Life

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