Ernesto Rubin de Cervin: Scenes from his Cultural Biography

Abstract

Ernesto Rubin de Cervin Albrizzi (1936–2013) was a Venetian composer, teacher, cultural producer, liaison and writer. The following paragraphs provide a preliminary biographic sketch of the man based on the examination of the archive, Fondo Rubin de Cervin, housed at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, and on material from interviews with his closest friends.A spotlight on his early years and his later activities, they reflect not only an active and dynamic composer, but also a man of great culture with a multifaceted career, important professional entrees, intellectual relationships and multiple interests, identifying him as an important actor in the cultural life of his time, both within Venice and beyond.