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ANTON RUBINSTEIN - PIANIST/COMPOSER |
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Mint Elliot & Fry autographed carte de visite photograph of the Russian pianist, composer and conductor. Rubinstein, known as “The Russian Liszt,” was a pupil of his mother and Alexandre Villoing. In 1839, realizing he had a genius on his hands, Villoing took the young Rubinstein to Paris, where he played before Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt. Upon their recommendation, the 10 year old pianist remained in Paris, where continued his studies, performed and then in 1841 embarked on a solo tour, which took him throughout Europe. He made his triumphal return in 1843, only to return to Berlin the following year with his brother Nikolai in tow to study composition with Siegfried Dehn. He then embarked upon his next grand tour with the flautist Eduard Heindl. He returned to Russia four years later and settled in St. Petersburg under the patronage of Princess Yelena Pavlovna. Under her patronage, he wrote three operas and in 1854, he undertook another European tour. It was during this tour, while in London, this photograph was taken.
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