A man with this surname appointed his friend Pyotr Tchaikovsky a professor at an institute he founded.
Among the five piano concerti by a composer with this surname, his Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor - a favorite of Paderewski - was most popular, but fell into obscurity in the early 20th century. Finding publicity distasteful, a performer with this surname left the so-called "Million Dollar Trio" he formed with Jascha Heifetz and Grigor Platigorsky. A pianist with this surname gave a series of seven enormous "historical recitals" covering the great works of piano music, the second of which covered Beethoven's sonatas. Heitor Villa-Lobos' piece Rudepoema ["WHO"-jee-po-eh-mah] is dedicated to a man with this surname, a (*) Polish-American often regarded as the greatest interpreter of Chopin. A man with this surname appointed his friend Pyotr Tchaikovsky a professor at an institute he founded. Two brothers with this surname founded the Moscow and St. Petersburg conservatories. For 10 points, give this surname of 19th century Russian musical luminary brothers Anton and Nikolai.
Among the five piano concerti by a composer with this surname, his Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor - a favorite of Paderewski - was most popular, but fell into obscurity in the early 20th century.
Rubinstein (Nikolai, Anton, and Artur)