Sergei Rachmaninov
composer

Sergei Rachmaninov

  • April 1, 1873 Oneg (Russia) - March 28, 1943 Beverly Hills (USA)

Biography

Rachmaninov, the last of the Romantics, conquered the public’s heart with his second piano concerto, (1901). A remarkable pianist, he received a solid musical education at the Moscow Conservatory with Siloti, (piano) and Taneïev, (composition). Impassioned by Romanticism and encouraged by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov’s first main compositions concentrated on the piano, like Chopin or Schumann, which he played perfectly.

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Prix de Lausanne 50th anniversary: Gala des Étoiles

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Lahav Shani conducts Pigovat, Rachmaninov, and Stravinsky — With Juan Pérez Floristán
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Fabio Luisi conducts Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky — With Yefim Bronfman
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Riccardo Chailly conducts Rachmaninov — With Mao Fujita
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Plácido Domingo's Operalia 2022: Final Round
Plácido Domingo's Operalia 2022: Final Round

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Concours de Genève 2022: Piano Semi-Final (Solo Recital)
Concours de Genève 2022: Piano Semi-Final (Solo Recital)

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Grand Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)
Grand Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)

Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra

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Lahav Shani conducts Rachmaninov
Lahav Shani conducts Rachmaninov

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

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Marko Letonja conducts Rachmaninov and Shostakovich — With Simon Trpčeski
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Leeds International Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)
Leeds International Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)

With the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra...

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The 2021 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert
The 2021 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

With Daniel Harding and Igor Levit

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Grigory Sokolov in recital
Grigory Sokolov in recital

Palais des Nations

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Janine Jansen and the 12 Stradivari — With Sir Antonio Pappano
Janine Jansen and the 12 Stradivari — With Sir Antonio Pappano

The violin virtuoso performs on 12 of the most ...

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Lahav Shani conducts Prokofiev and Rachmaninov — With Martha Argerich
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Alexander Malofeev plays Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Liszt, and Prokofiev
Alexander Malofeev plays Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Liszt, and Prokofiev

New Generation Piano Recital at the Fondation L...

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The Verbier Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary (I/II)
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Yuja Wang plays Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Prokofiev
Yuja Wang plays Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Prokofiev

In recital at the Berliner Philharmonie

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Silenced: Composers in Revolutionary Russia
Silenced: Composers in Revolutionary Russia

Music, War, and Revolution: Volume II

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The 2017 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert
The 2017 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

With Christoph Eschenbach and Renée Fleming

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Semyon Bychkov conducts Rachmaninov and Blumenfeld—With Kirill Gerstein
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Yuja Wang and Yuri Temirkanov perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2
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Alexis Weissenberg plays Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Rachmaninov and Chopin