Nesbitt, Julian Herbert Ward. Organist of Swinton Parish Church; Dalbeattie Parish Church; St. Columba’s Parish Church, Oban, 1899-. b. Coldstream, Scotland, Apr. 12th, 1877; d. Oban, 1927.
Neukomm, ChevalierSigismond Ritter von (1778-1858)
Biography of Chevalier Sigismund Neukomm
Neukomm, ChevalierSigismund (Sigismond) Ritter von. Chorister at Salzburg Cathedral, 1788-93; studied in Salzburg with Weissauer and Michael Haydn; in Vienna with Joseph Haydn. Organist of Salzburg Cathedral. Conductor to the Emperor of Russia, St. Petersburg, 1806; conducted the German Opera, St. Petersburg, 1807; pianist to Talleyrand, Paris, 1809; court music director at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, 1816-21. Composed oratorios, masses, cantatas, operas, orchestral pieces, concertos, chamber music, piano and organ pieces, songs, &c. b. Salzburg, Austria, July 10th, 1778; d. Paris, France, Apr. 3rd, 1858.
Nevin, Gordon Balchjunior. Organist in Easton, Pennsylvania, 1909-14; of the First Presbyterian Church, Johnston, Pennsylvania, 1914-15; in Cleveland, Ohio, 1915-17; the First Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1918-20; the First English Lutheran Church, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1920-32; organ recitalist. Taught at Hiram College, Cleveland, Ohio, 1915-17; professor of organ at Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1932-43. b. Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., May 19th, 1892; d. New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15th, 1943.
Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge. Studied at the Williams Conservatory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under von der Heide (piano); in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with William Guenther (piano); the Western University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; in Dresden with von Böhme (voice); in Boston with B. J. Lang (piano) and Stephen A. Emery (composition); in Berlin with Karl Klindworth and Von Bülow. Taught in Boston, Paris, Berlin, Florence and Venice; in Sewickley, near Pittsburgh. Composed songs, piano pieces, &c. Brother of Arthur Nevin. b. Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Nov. 25th, 1862; d. New Haven, Connecticut, Feb. 17th, 1901.
Newton, Ernest Richard. Studied at Oxford University; pupil of Sir George Elvey and Dr Ebenezer Prout. Organist of St. Thomas’, Portman Square, London, England. b. Llandudno, Wales, 1860; d. Paddington, London, England, Jan. 29th, 1929.
Nicholl (né Nicholls), Horace Wadham (Wadhams). Pupil of Samuel Prince (organ). Organist in Dudley, 1867-70; in Stoke-on-Trent, 1868-70; of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1870; the Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; of St. Mark’s, New York City, 1878-80. Editor in New York, U.S.A., 1878; taught in Farmington, Connecticut, 1888-95. Moved to the U.S.A., 1871. Composed oratorios, tone-poems, symphonies, concertos, piano and organ pieces, songs, &c. b. Tipton, near Birmingham, England, Mar. 17th, 1848; d. Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., Mar. 10th, 1922.
Nicodé, Jean Louis. Pupil of Hartkäss; studied at the New Academy of Music, Berlin, under Wüerst (harmony) and T. Kullak (piano). Taught of at Kullak’s Academy, Berlin; professor of piano at the Dresden Conservatory, 1878-85. b. Jersitz, Posen, Germany, Aug. 12th, 1853; d. Landebrück, Dresden, Oct. 5th, 1919.
Nunn, Edward Cuthbert. A.R.A.M., F.R.C.O. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Sir G. A. Macfarren, Tobias Matthay and H. R. Rose.. Organist of St. John’s, Leytonstone, London, 1889-1914. Composed piano and orchestral pieces, &c. b. Clifton, Bristol, England, Feb. 23rd, 1868; d. Low Leyton, London, Nov. 26th, 1914.
Ouseley, Rev. SirFrederick Arthur Gorebart. (1825-1889)
Biography of Sir Frederick A. Gore Ouseley
Ouseley, SirFrederick Arthur Gore. B.A. (Oxon, 1846), M.A. (Oxon, 1849), Mus.B. (Oxon, 1850), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1854), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1862), Hon.LL.D. (Cantab, 1883), Hon.LL.D. (Edinburgh, 1885). Studied at Christ Church College, Oxford. Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 1846 (gratuitously). Ordained, 1849; curate of St. Paul’s Knightsbridge, London, 1849-50; founded St. Michael’s College, Tenbury, 1854; professor of music at Oxford University, 1855; precentor at Hereford Cathedral, 1855; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1886. Composed oratorios, services, organ pieces, chamber music, part-songs, songs, &c. Wrote about theory, musical form, &c. b. London, England, Aug. 12th, 1825; d. Hereford, Apr. 6th, 1889.
Page, Arthur James. F.R.C.O. (1875). Chorister at Norwich Cathedral, 1853; articled pupil of Dr Zechariah Buck, 1860-67; pupil of Dr Bunnett (harmony and counterpoint). Organist of St. Mary’s, Nottingham, 1867-1904. Music master at Trent College. Composed cantatas, anthems, songs, &c. b. Ipswich, England, Mar. 3rd, 1846; d. Fulham, London, Oct. 16th, 1916.
Palmer, DrClement Charlton. Mus.D. (Oxon, 1896), F.R.C.O. Studied at the Derby School of Music; Repton School. Organist of St. Leonards, Wychnor, 1887; St. Andrew’s, Pau, France, 1888-90; assistant organist of Lichfield Cathedral, 1890-97; organist of Holy Trinity, Burton-on-Trent, England, 1891-97; St. Lawrence’s Parish Church, Ludlow, 1897-1908; Canterbury Cathedral, 1908-36. Composed services, organ pieces, &c. b. Barton-under-Needwood, England, Apr. 16th, 1871; d. Canterbury, Aug. 13th, 1944.
Studies on Old English Hymns (set 2) (1. “Dundee”; 2. Saraband on “Irish”; 3. Pastorale on Carley’s “Surrey”; 4. “St Magnus”; 5. “Wareham”; 6. “Manchester”; 7. “St Matthew”; 8. “Old 113th”; 9. Air on “Winchester Old”; 10. Solemn March on “Southwall”; 11. “Veni Sancte Spiritus”; 12. Toccata on “Old 100th”)
Papperitz, Dr Benjamin Robert. Ph.D. Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Moritz Hauptmann, Richter and Moscheles. Organist of St. Nicholas’, Leipzig, 1868-99. Taught harmony and counterpoint at the Leipzig Conservatory, 1851-. Composed organ pieces, choral works, songs, &c. b. Pirna, Germany, Dec. 4th, 1826; d. Leipzig, Sep. 29th, 1903.
Parratt, SirWalter. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1873), Hon.Mus.D. (Oxon, 1894), F.R.C.O., M.V.O., K.C.V.O. (1921); knighted, 1892. Pupil of his father and George Cooper. Organist of the Armitage Bridge Church, 1852; St. Peter’s Episcopal Chapel, Charlotte Street, London, 1853; St. Paul’s, Huddersfield, 1854-61; Great Witley Church, 1861-68; private organist to the Earl of Dudley, Witley Court, 1861-68; organist of Wigan Parish Church, 1868-72; Magdalen College, Oxford, 1872-82; St. Giles’, Oxford; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, 1882-1924; Grand Organist to the Freemasons. Conducted the Windsor and Eaton Madrigal Society, 1882; the Windsor and Eaton Choral Society; founded and conducted the Windsor Orchestral Society; master of the music to Queen Victoria, 1893; King Edward VII; and King George V; professor of organ at the Royal College of Music, London, 1883; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1905-08; professor of music, Oxford University, 1908-18. Composed incidental music, church music, anthems, organ pieces, songs, piano pieces, &c. Son of Thomas Parratt; brother of Henry L. Parratt. b. Huddersfield, England, Feb. 10th, 1841; d. Windsor, Mar. 27th, 1924.
Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1867), B.A. (Oxon, 1870), M.A. (Oxon, 1874), Hon.Mus.D. (Cantab, 1883), Hon.Mus.D. (Oxon, 1884), Hon.Mus.D. (Dublin, 1891); knighted, 1898; baronet, 1903. Studied at Eton College, 1861; Exeter College, Oxford; pupil of Sterndale Bennett, Sir G. A. Macfarren and Dr G. Elvey(composition); in Stuttgart with Edward Dannreuther (piano) and H. H. Pierson. Choragus to Oxford University, 1883; director of the Royal College of Music, London, 1894-1918; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1898-1901; professor of music at Oxford University, 1901-08; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1917-18. Composed symphonies, overtures, chamber music, piano pieces, anthems, songs, oratorios, &c. b. Bournemouth, England, Feb. 27th, 1848; d. Knight’s Croft, Rustington, Oct. 7th, 1918.
Pasini, Enrico. Studied at the St. Cecila Academy, Rome, under Alfredo de Ninno and Fernando Germani. Organist of St. Salvatore’s, Horta. Professor at the Cagliari Conservatory. b. Rome, Italy, Aug. 8th, 1935; d. Monserreto, Apr. 10th, 2022.
Paulsen, Berthold Alfred. Studied in Germany. Violin teacher. Moved to Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1888. b. Oslo, Norway, Nov. 9th, 1849; d. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., Aug. 8th, 1936.
Pearce, DrCharles William. Mus.B. (Cantab, 1881), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1884), M.A., F.R.C.O. Studied in Salisbury with Theodore Aylward (organ); in London with Dr Charles Garland Verrinder, Dr W. S. Hoyte (organ), C. J. Read (harmony), E. Prout (q.v.) (harmony) and Dr E. J. Hopkins (organ). Organist of St. Martin’s, Salisbury, 1871-73; St. Luke’s, Old Street, London, 1874-85; St. Clement’s, Eastcheap, London, 1885-. Professor of organ and composition at Trinity College of Music, London, 1882; dean there, 1891-; honorary treasurer to the Union of Musical Graduates, 1894; professor of harmony at the Guildhall School of Music, London, 1898; director of examinations at Trinity College London, 1908; music editor. Composed church cantatas, services, anthems, organ pieces, &c. b. Salisbury, England, Dec. 5th, 1856; d. Poole, Dec. 2nd, 1928.
Petrali, Vincenzo Antonio. Organist of Crema Cathedral; assistant organist of St. Maria-Maggiore’s, Bergamo, 1853-80. Taught in Bologna; at Liceo Rossini, Pesaro. b. Crema, near Cremona, Italy, Jan. 22nd, 1832; d. Bergamo, Nov. 24th, 1889.
Chorals (book 1) (1. Schatz über alle schätze; 2. Dir, dir, Herr, will ich singen; 3. Jesus, meine zuversicht; 4. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; 5. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen; 6. Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten)
Chorals (book 2) (1. Werde munter, mein Gemüte; 2. Nun danket alle Gott; 3. Ich dank dir schon durch deinen Sohn; 4. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich; 5. Jesu, meine freude; 6. Freu dich sehr, o meine seele)
Plant, DrArthur Blurton. F.R.C.O. (1875), Mus.B. (Oxon, 1882), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1896). Chorister at Lichfield Cathedral; articled pupil of Thomas Bedsmore; pupil of Dr C. Charlton Palmer. Organist of St. Paul’s, Burton-upon-Trent, 1874-1914; Burton-upon-Trent Town Hall, 1895-1914. Father of Keith Plant. b. Lichfield, England, May 12th, 1853; d. Burton-upon-Trent, June 19th, 1914.
Pollitt, DrArthur Wormald. Mus.D. (Dunelm), F.R.C.O. (1911), A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M., A.R.M.C.M. Chorister at Manchester Cathedral; studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music. Assistant organist of Manchester Cathedral; organist and music master at St. Mary’s School for the Blind, Liverpool, 1900-; organist of the Hope Street Church, Liverpool, 1917-; the Organ School, Islington, Liverpool. Music master at St. Mary’s School for the Blind, Liverpool; lecturer at the University of Liverpool b. Crompton, England, Nov. 27th, 1878; d. Liverpool, Feb. 3rd, 1933.
Ponsonby, Noel Edward. Mus.B. (Oxon), F.R.C.O. (1923), M.A. (Oxon) Chorister at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor; studied at Repton School; and Trinity College, Oxford. Organ scholar at Trinity College, Oxford, 1909; organist of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1912-14; Marlborough College, 1914-18; Ely Cathedral, 1919-26; Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 1926-28. Composed piano pieces, &c. b. Cambridge, England, Jan. 14th, 1891; d. Oxford, Dec. 10th, 1928.
Pullein, John. F.R.C.O. Pupil of Dr George J. Bennett; studied at Lincoln Cathedral. Organist of St. Helen’s Parish Church, Willingham-by-Shaw; St. Swithin’s, Lincoln, 1896-1903; St. Peter’s, Harrogate, 1903-17; St. Mary’s (Episcopal) Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland, 1917-40. Music master at the Modern College, Harrogate, 1907-. Composed part-songs, church music, organ music, &c. Brother of Ernest Pullein, Frank Pullein and W. R. Pullein. b. Lincoln, England, 1878; d. Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 9th, 1948.
Pye, James Thomas. Mus.B. (Oxon), F.R.C.O. Studied at Chester Cathedral. Organist of St. John’s, Lowestoft; Christ Church, Surbiton Hill, 1902-09; St. Aidan’s, New Clee, Grimsby, 1910-; St. Andrew’s, Grimsby; the Bishop King Memorial Church, Grimsby. Music teacher. b. St. George’s-in-the-East, Stepney, London, England, Oct. 15th, 1850; d. Grimsby, Apr. 15th, 1926.
Rachmaninoff, Sergey Vassilievich. Studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1882-85; the Moscow Conservatory under Zvierev (piano), Siloti (piano), Taneiev (theory) and Arensky (composition), 1885-. Professor of piano at the Maryinsky Institute for Girls, Moscow, 1893; pianist. Composed orchestral, piano and chamber &c. b. Novgorod, Russia, Apr. 1st, 1873; d. Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A., Mar. 28th, 1943.
Raff, Joseph Joachim. Studied in Wiesensetten; at the Jesuit Lyceum, Schwyz. Taught piano at Wiesbaden, 1856; director of the Hoch Conservatory, Frankfurt, 1877-. Composed operas, symphonies, suites, overtures, concertos, cantatas, chamber and church music, songs, &c. b. Lachen, near Zürich, Switzerland, May 27th, 1822; d. Frankfurt-am-Main, June 25th, 1882.
Ravanello, Oreste. Studied at the Liceo Benedetto Marcello. Second organist at St. Mark’s, Venice, 1893-95; organist there, 1895-98; St. Anthony’s, Padua, 1898-. Professor of organ at Liceo Denedetto Marcello, Venice, 1902; director of Istituto musicale, Padua, 1914-. b. Venice, Italy, Aug. 25th, 1871; d. Padua, July 1st, 1938.
Rea, DrWilliam. Hon.F.R.C.O., Hon.Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1886). Articled pupil of Josiah Pittman; pupil of Sir Sterndale Bennett (piano); studied in Leipzig with Moscheles and Ernst Friedrich Richter; in Prague with Dreyschock; pupil of Ignaz Moscheles. Organist of Christ Church, Watney Street, London, 1843-; the Harmonic Union, 1853; St. Andrew’s Undershaft, London, -1858; St. Michael’s, Stockwell, 1858-60; to the corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1860-88; St. Thomas’, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; St. Andrew’s, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; St. Mary’s, South Shields, 1864-78; St. Hilda’s, South Shields, 1878-. Founded the Polyhymnian Choir, 1856. Composed organ and piano music, anthems, songs, &c. b. London, England, Mar. 25th, 1827; d. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mar. 8th, 1903.
Rébikov (Rebikoff), Vladimir Ivanovich. Studied at the Moscow Conservatory; in Berlin with Müller; in Vienna with Jaksch. Taught in Berlin and Vienna. Composed operas, songs, piano pieces, &c. b. Krasnojarsk, Siberia, Russia, June 1st, 1866; d. Yalta, Dec. 1st, 1920.
Reed, William. Studied in Montréal, Québec, with Romain Octave Pelletier and D. Ducharme. Organ scholar of Keble College, Oxford, England, 1878; organist of the American Presbyterian Church, Montréal, Québec, Canada; St. Andrew’s, Toronto, Ontario, 1899-; St. Peter’s, Sherbrooke, Québec; St. John-the-Evangelist’s, Montréal, Québec. Professor of organ at the Toronto Conservatory, Ontario, Canada. b. Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Sep. 4th, 1859; d. Québec, Nov. 2nd, 1945.
Reger, Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian (1873-1916)
Biography of Max Reger
Reger, Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian. Studied in Weiden with Adalbert Lindner; in Sondershausen with Hugo Reimann, 1890; at the Wiesbaden Conservatory. Organist of Weiden Cathedral, 1886-89. Taught at the Wiesbaden Conservatory, 1895-96; music critic with the “Allgemeine Musik-Zeitung”; professor of harmony, counterpoint and organ at the Royal Academy of Music, Munich, 1905-06; conducted the Porges’ Singing Society; taught composition and instrumentation at the Leipzig Conservatory, 1907-16. Composed orchestral, piano, and organ pieces, songs, chamber music, cantatas, &c. b. Brand, Kemnath, Germany, Mar. 19th, 1873; d. Leipzig, May 11th, 1916.
Rénaud, Albert. Pupil of Delibes and César Franck. Organist of St. Francis-Xavier’s, Paris, 1879-91; St. Germain’s-en-Laye, Paris, 1891-. Composed operas, &c. b. Paris, France, 1855; d. 1924.
Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel. Pupil of Sebastian Pohly; studied in Feldkirch; at the Royal School of Music, Munich, under Leonhard (piano), Dr J. G. Herzog (organ) and Maier (counterpoint), 1851-58. Organist of Vaduz Church, 1846-50; the Theatine Church, Munich, Germany; St. Michael’s, Munich, 1860-66. Professor of piano at the Royal School of Music, Munich, 1859; theory there, 1860-67; organ there, 1867-1901; conductor of the Royal Chapel Choir, 1877. Composed operas, an oratorio, masses, orchestral pieces, chamber music, piano and organ pieces, &c. b. Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Mar. 17th, 1839; d. Munich, Germany, Nov. 25th, 1901.
Ten trios (1. für 1 oder 2 Manuale; 2. für 2 Manuale; 3. für 2 Manuale; 4. für 1 oder 2 Manuale; 5. für 2 Manuale; 6. für 1 Manual; 7. für 1 oder 2 Manuale; 8. für 2 Manuale; 9. für 2 Manuale; 10. für 2 Manuale )
Rimbault, DrEdward Francis. F.S.A. (1842), Ph.D. (Göttingen), Ph.D. (Stockholm, 1842), Hon.LL.D. (Harvard, 1848). Pupil of his father; of Samuel Wesley and Dr Crotch. Organist of the Swiss Church, Soho, London, 1832; St. Peter’s, Vere Street, London. A founder of the Musical Antiquarian Society, 1840. Composed an operetta, songs, &c. Wrote about musical history, &c. Son of Stephen Francis Rimbault. b. Soho, London, England, June 13th, 1816; d. Regent’s Park, London, Sep. 26th, 1876.
Ritter, August Gottfried. Studied at the Erfurt Teachers’ Seminary, 1828; in Erfurt with Andreas Ketschau (piano and violin) and Michael G. Fischer; in Weimar with Johann Nepomuk Hummel (piano and improvisation), 1832-33; in Berlin with Karl Friedrich Rungenhagen (conducting), August W. Bach (organ), Müller and Ludwig Berger (piano and composition). Organist of St. Andrew’s, Erfurt, 1835-39; the Kaufmannskirche, Erfurt, 1839-44; Merseburg Cathedral, 1844-47; Magdeburg Cathedral, 1847-85. Royal music director, Magdeburg. Composed organ and orchestral pieces, &c. b. Erfurt, Germany, Aug. 25th, 1811; d. Magdeburg, Aug. 26th, 1885.
Robinson, DrHamilton Ernest. Mus.B. (Dunelm, 1891), F.R.C.O., Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1897), A.R.A.M. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Organist of the Brunswick Chapel, Hyde Park, London, 1879-85; St. Stephen’s, Kensington, London, 1885-1906. Professor at the Guildhall School of Music, London; professor of singing at King’s College, London. Composed orchestral, piano, and vocal pieces. b. Brighton, England, Dec. 6th, 1861; d. Hampstead, London, Mar. 12th, 1921.
Roberts, DrJohn Varley. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1871), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1876), F.R.C.O. (1876). Pupil of Bird and Burton. Organist of St. John’s, Farsley, 1853-62; St. Bartholomew’s, Armley, Leeds, 1862-68; Halifax Parish Church, 1868-82; Magdalen College, Oxford, 1882-1919; St. Giles’, Oxford, 1885-93. Founder and conducted of the Oxford University Glee and Madrigal Society; lecturer in harmony and counterpoint at Oxford University. Composed church music, cantatas, anthems, organ pieces, songs, part-songs, &c. b. Stanningley, Leeds, England, Sep. 25th, 1841; d. Oxford, Feb. 9th, 1920.
Rogers, James Hotchkiss. Studied at the Lake Forest Academy; in Chicago, Illinois, with Clarence Eddy and Towne; in Berlin with Loeschhorn, Ehrlich, Rohde and Haupt; in Paris with Fissot, Alexandre Guilmant and Charles Marie Widor; studied in Berlin with Albert Löschhorn, K. A. Haupt, Ehrlich and Fissot. Organist of the Euclid Avenue Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, 1883-; the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio; the First Unitarian Church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1883-. Composed cantatas, part-songs, anthems, &c. b. Fair Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., Feb. 7th, 1857; d. Pasadena, California, Nov. 28th, 1940.
Rootham, DrCyril Bradley. B.A. (Cantab, 1897), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1901), M.A. (Cantab, 1907), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1910), F.R.C.M. Studied at Bristol Grammar School; Clifton College, Bristol, under W. F. Trimnell and Cedric Bucknall; the Royal College of Music, London, under Sir Charles V. Stanford, Barton and Sir Walter Parratt; St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1894. Organist of Christ Church, Hampstead, London, 1898-1901; St. Asaph Cathedral, Wales, 1901; St. John’s College, Cambridge, England, 1901-38. Conducted the Cambridge University Musical Society, 1912; lectured on form and analysis, Cambridge University, 1913-18. Composed an opera, orchestral, choral and chamber music, songs, part-songs, &c. Son of Daniel Wilberforce Rootham. b. Redland, Bristol, England, Oct. 5th, 1875; d. Cambridge, Mar. 18th, 1938.
Ross, William George. F.R.C.O. (1909). Organist of Christ Church, Marylebone, London, 1901-15; assistant organist of St. Mary-Abbot’s, Kensington, London, 1916-. b. Hammersmith, London, England, 1881; d. Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 3rd, 1928.
Rubinstein, Anton Grigorievich. Studied in Moscow with Alexander Villoing (piano); in St. Petersburg; in Berlin with Dehn (theory), 1844-46. Court pianist in St. Petersburg; founded the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1862; director there, 1862-67, 1887-90; conductor. Composed operas, symphonies, chamber and piano music, songs, &c. b. Wechwotynecz, Bessarabia, Russia, Nov. 28th, 1829; d. Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, Nov. 20th, 1894.
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