Editing Anton Rubinstein (section)

===Berlin===
In spring 1844, Rubinstein, Nikolai, his mother and his sister Luba travelled to Berlin. Here he met with, and was supported by, [[Felix Mendelssohn]] and [[Giacomo Meyerbeer]].
Mendelssohn, who had heard Rubinstein when he had toured with Villoing, said he needed no further piano study but sent Nikolai to [[Theodor Kullak]] for instruction. Meyerbeer directed both boys to [[Siegfried Dehn]] for work in composition and theory.<ref>[[#Sachs|Sachs]], 67–68</ref>

Word came in the summer of 1846 that Rubinstein's father was gravely ill. Rubinstein was left in Berlin while his mother, sister and brother returned to Russia. At first he continued his studies with Dehn, then with [[Adolf Bernhard Marx]], while composing in earnest. Now 17, he knew he could no longer pass as a child prodigy. He sought out Liszt in Vienna, hoping Liszt would accept him as a pupil. However, after Rubinstein had played his audition, Liszt is reported to have said, "A talented man must win the goal of his ambition by his own unassisted efforts." At this point, Rubinstein was living in acute poverty. Liszt did nothing to help him. Other calls Rubinstein made to potential patrons came to no avail.<ref>[[#Sachs|Sachs]], 68</ref><ref>[[#Schonberg|Schonberg]], 271</ref> After an unsuccessful year in Vienna and a concert tour of Hungary, he returned to Berlin and continued giving lessons.<ref>[[#Sachs|Sachs]], 48–49</ref>