“Rubin’s playing was brilliant.” cvnc.org
Gideon Rubin has a multi-faceted career that encompasses performing as a soloist, conductor, as a chamber musician, as an orchestral keyboardist, and as a composer. As soloist, he has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Classical Orchestra, several times with the New World Symphony (once conducting from the keyboard), with the New England Conservatory Youth Orchestra on a tour of Israel, and at the Eastern Music Festival where he taught and performed from 1998-2014. He has also performed on live radio broadcasts in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and in Israel.
He has performed solo and chamber music recitals throughout the United States and in Europe. He has performed chamber music with Julia Fischer, Robert Vernon, David Jolley, Lynn Harrel, Corey Cerovsek, Timothy Fain, and William deRosa. He has also collaborated with members of the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Louis Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony. During the 2001-2002 season, he was the pianist for the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, performing concerts in Virginia and on tour in Sicily, Italy. Their recording of piano quartets by Dvorak and Martinu won the 2002 “Best Classical Album” in the Just Plain Folks Music Awards. From 1997-2000 he was the pianist/keyboardist for the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. As part of the orchestra, he made a recording for the Sony Classical label.
“Some of my most wonderful musical experiences have been conducting young people.”
Conducting, Teaching, Composing, and Mentoring
Such a thrill for the orchestra to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall!
Conducting
Coaching a student at Colburn on my original composition.
Teaching and Composing
Assisting Lang Lang with his “101 Pianists” piano orchestra event.
Mentoring
Since 2021 he has served as the Chair of the Piano Department at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School. From 2015-2021 he served as a full-time member of the piano faculty at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Previously, he was a visiting professor at Pomona College, and a piano instructor at the Los Angeles Music and Art School (LaMusArt) where he was also Music Director from 2006-2016.
He was the founder of the LaMusArt Youth Orchestra, and directed it from 2006-2016. He conducted the orchestra in venues around LA, including Disney Hall and the Broad Stage. In July of 2016 he conducted the celebrated pianist, Lang Lang, and his “piano orchestra” at Disney Hall as part of the “101 Pianists” Event.
Dr. Rubin is a composer and an active supporter of new music. He has performed many new works in premieres and has had pieces written for him. His own works include compositions for voice, various chamber ensembles, chamber orchestra, piano, and electronic media. He has recently been composing a set of progressive Etudes and Lyric Pieces for piano solo and piano four-hands. In the Spring of 2018 the Colburn School presented a special student recital exclusively featuring these new pieces.