Anton Rubinstein/Theodor Leschetizky Materials

The Leschetizky/Rubinstein Collection at IPAM houses photocopies of correspondence and scores belonging to Anton Rubinstein and Theodor Leschetizky. Rubinstein was a Romantic era virtuoso, often considered one of the greatest pianists of the 19th century. He was a highly influential figure, and founded the Russian Music Society and the St. Petersburg Conservatory. In addition to his accomplishments as a pianist, Rubinstein was also an important composer with a vast output. He wrote symphonies, operas, chamber works, lieder, and numerous works for solo piano.

Theodor Leschetizky was amongst the most influential piano teachers of the 19th century. While he was a great pianist himself, Leschetizky is mainly remembered for his legacy as a teacher. His students include Artur Schnabel, Ignacy Paderewski, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Fannie Bloomfeld-Zeisler, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Ignaz Friedman, Miecyzslaw Horszowski, and over 1000 others. Leschetizky was also a composer, writing works for piano, piano and voice, and two operas.