How did Sergei Rachmaninov snag a songwriting credit for a pop ballad written decades after his death? The answer lies in his enduringly popular Piano Concerto No.2... The late American ...

On the news of Tchaikovsky’s death Rachmaninov sat down to write a work “to the memory of a great artist”. The Trio élégiaque No. 2 marked a stepping-stone on his path to maturity and this performance ...

In 1919, Rachmaninov’s performance of his own devilish Prelude in C minor was punched into piano roll for posterity. Now you can see him play it. No, really. In 1919, legendary Russian composer, ...

Among Sergei Rachmaninoff's grandest musical expressions are his piano concertos, because he conceived them for himself as the soloist. We take you to a concert in Frankfurt to hear Rachmaninoff's ...

Tom Service explores Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, asking what is the secret of its continuing emotional appeal and also why critics disliked it so much. Show more Tom Service examines one of ...

The Pittsburgh Symphony’s exploration of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s music for piano and orchestra this season has done more than present great pieces. It has also provided the opportunity for audiences to ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Inon Barnatan has created a solo transcription of “Symphonic Dances” in which he tries “not to imitate an orchestra, but to embody it.” By Joshua ...

Listening to these two concertos is like flying by the seat of your pants. Khatia Buniatishvili has acquired a reputation as a young pianist of fire and brilliance, and she does not disappoint in ...

Ninety years ago this week, a friendly smile from a Duluthian walking down Superior Street might have been met by the famous scowl of the 20th century's greatest composer-pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff.

And now for something a little different as Jinjer drummer Vlad Ulasevich gives us something that uh ... "Rachs." The musician shows he's skilled in other areas taking on Rachmaninov's "Prelude in C# ...