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Sergey Rachmaninoff
Semеnovo, Novgorodskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya (Russia)
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor of the late Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the Romantic…
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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor of the late Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the Romantic repertoire. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892, having already composed several piano and orchestral pieces. In 1897, following the negative critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. For the next sixteen years, Rachmaninoff conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, relocated to Dresden, Germany, and toured the United States for the first time. Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia; in 1918, they settled in the United States, first in New York City. With his main source of income coming from piano and conducting performances, demanding tour schedules led to a reduction in his time for composition; between 1918 and 1943, he completed just six works, including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. By 1942, his failing health led to his relocation to Beverly Hills, California. One month before his death from advanced melanoma, Rachmaninoff was granted American citizenship. In Rachmaninoff's work, early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, and other Russian composers gave way to a personal style notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colors.[3] Rachmaninoff often featured the piano in his compositions, and he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument through his own skills as a pianist.
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2026
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Hayato Sumino in Wiesbaden
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2026
Europiano (2/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe
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2025
Rachmaninoff. Liturgy
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2025
Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued
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2025
Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
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2025
Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim in Buenos Aires - Great Moments of Music
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2025
Famous Orchestras - The world's finest orchestras : The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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2025
Yuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom
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2025
Romanian National Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2025
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2025
Armonie di Speranza
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2025
Beatrice Rana @ Lucerne Festival 2025
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2024
Riccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024
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2023
A Hall of Mirrors
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2023
Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: Nos.3 and n. 4
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2023
Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: No.1 and No.2
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2023
Daniil Trifonov - Thanks to the Music
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2023
Liszt's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
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2022
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2022
Tugan Sokhiev e Gary Magee
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2021
Vadym Kholodenko suona il Rach 3 con L'OSN
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2020
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2019
The Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana
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2019
Bluebird
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2019
A Russian Youth
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2019
Venti dell'Est per l'Orchestra Rai
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2018
The Edge of the World
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2018
Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Symphonic Dances
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2018
The Piano Forest
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2018
Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Rachmaninov-Sibelius
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2018
Shokhakimov e Seong-Jin Cho con OSN Rai
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2016
Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov
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2016
Rachmaninov: Danze Sinfoniche per orchestra Op.45
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2015
Francesca Da Rimini
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2013
Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff
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2013
Rachmaninov: Concerto n.2 in do minore Op.18
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2013
Le star del pianoforte: Campaner
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2012
Vibrato
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2011
Romance
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2011
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 | Khatia Buniatishvili, Neeme Järvi @ Verbier Festival 2011
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