Born in Moscow. In 1997 she graduated from the Gnessin Moscow Special Music School, and in the same year entered the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (class of Professor A. V. Korneev, People’s Artist of Russia), graduating with honours in 2002; in 2004 she completed the assistantship-internship at the Moscow Conservatory (“Contemporary Music Orchestra” programme).

Marina Rubinstein is a prizewinner and diploma winner of international competitions in Moscow (1st prize), Tolyatti (1st prize), Vienna (2nd prize), Rome (diploma) and Caltanissetta (diploma for the best performance of classical music).
She has held scholarships from the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation, the M. Rostropovich Named Scholarship Foundation (N. Myaskovsky Scholarship) and the K. Orbelian International Foundation for Cultural Exchange.

She performs regularly all over the world, both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles.

Soloist of the Studio for New Music ensemble since 2005.