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# Anton Rubinstein

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Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein 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.

##  Quotes by Anton Rubinstein

> [Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-rubinstein/pianists-call-me-a-composer-composers-call-me-a-pianist-the/)

Anton Rubinstein

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> [Russians call me German, Germans call me Russian, Jews call me a Christian, Christians a Jew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-rubinstein/russians-call-me-german-germans-call-me-russian-jews-call-me-a/)

Anton Rubinstein

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/anton-rubinstein-88604_call-me_russians-call-me-german-germans-call-me_1204119.png)

> [The pedal is the soul of the piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-rubinstein/the-pedal-is-the-soul-of-the-piano/)

Anton Rubinstein

[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

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