about David Rubinstein
photo: Mark Warnock
David Rubinstein’s music has been presented by the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA), Pacific Composers Forum, and at the Pacific Contemporary Music Center, among others. Awards he has received include Recognition of Excellence at the Diana Barnhart American Song Composers Competition (2000) and the 2000 Ojai Festival/Gould Foundation Award for Timepieces for Salvador Dali. He has scored films for Columbia College, The American Film Institute, USC and UCLA, including the award-winning Prisoner of Silence. His Sonatina for Woodwinds was featured on the Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Concerts in February 2002. Recently completed works include Chopsticks Variations for piano and orchestra and Cappuccino Concertino, (a spoof of the Bach "Coffee Cantata"), which was premiered at the Church of the Lighted Window in La Cañada, California. David Rubinstein has given frequent performances of his own piano works, including Curious Assortment and Piano Music for Two Fingers. His Toccata was commissioned by the the Renée B. Fisher Foundation for their 2003 Piano Competition. Additional performances include the choral work Machaut, performed in 2004 by the Cal State New Music Vocal Ensemble and One-Note Concerto for piano and orchestra, premiered by the Hartford Symphony in May 2006. In addition to his composing, David Rubinstein is active as a concert pianist, performing works from the standard repertoire as well as less frequently performed works. For more information about David Rubinstein's piano performances, please visit DavidRubinstein.net.
Updated June 8, 2008
