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He also composed assiduously.

After a number of delays, including some difficulties with the censor, Rubinstein's first opera, Dmitry Donskoy ( now lost except for the overture ), was performed at the Bolshoy Theater in St. Petersburg in 1852.

Three one-act operas written for Elena Pavlovna followed.

He also played and conducted several of his works, including the Ocean Symphony in its original four-movement form, his Second Piano Concerto and several solo works.

It was partly his lack of success on the Russian opera stage that led Rubinstein to consider going abroad once more to secure his reputation as a serious artist.