[2] He graduated from the Conservatory in 1911, after which he embarked upon a career as a solo pianist, while composing on the side.

[4] By 1930, due to the political repressions in Stalin's Russia, Feinberg's concert activities became limited.

[5] Feinberg was the first pianist to perform the complete The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach in concert in the USSR.

[6] He is most remembered today for his complete recording of it, and many other works from the classical and romantic eras.

[citation needed] Feinberg has been called "A musical heir to Scriabin",[8] who heard the young pianist play his fourth sonata and praised it highly.