Albert Rubenson föddes i Stockholm 20 december 1826 och avled i samma stad 2 mars 1901. Studier i violin och komposition i Leipzig 1844−48, där han också spelade i Gewandhausorkestern. Därefter var han altviolinist i Hovkapellet 1850−51. Som tonsättare verkade Rubenson i Mendelssohns och Schumanns anda, med bland annat en symfoni, stråkkvartetter och flera sångsamlingar på sin verklista. Rubenson var också musikskriftställare och propagerade för en ”svensk skola” på professionell grund. Från 1872 fram till sin död verkade Rubenson som direktör för Musikaliska akademiens musikkonservatorium i Stockholm. Ledamot av akademien 1872.
Albert Rubenson was born in Stockholm on 20 December 1826 and died in the same city on 2 March 1901. He studied violin and composition from 1844 to 1848 in Leipzig, where he also played in the Gewandhaus Orchestra. From 1850−51 he played viola in Sweden’s Royal Court Orchestra. As a composer, Rubenson created in the spirit of Mendelssohn and Schumann, including a symphony, string quartets and several song collections among his list of works. Rubenson was also a teacher of musical notation and campaigned for a ‘Swedish school’ of composition built on professional principles. He was invoked into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1872. From that year until his death, Rubenson worked as director of the academy’s educational institution.