[1] She studied violin with József Füredi in Debrecen, and with Jenő Hubay[2] at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest,[3] from 1913 to 1918.

As a young woman violinist, she was often grouped with (and compared to) her peers, Nedyalka Simeonova [bg](1901–1959) of Bulgaria, and Erika Morini (1904–1995) of Austria.

"There is repose and poise in her performance," commented the New York Times reviewer Richard Aldrich, "but there is no lack of the brilliancy and spirit and rhythmic verve".

She was heard on the Bing Crosby radio program in 1939, and was a guest performer with the El Paso Orchestra that year.

[16] Their short and tumultuous marriage[17][18] ended in divorce in 1946,[19] after widely publicized allegations of cruelty and violence, including an accusation that Bruce twisted Rubinstein's hand badly enough to affect her musical ability.