Sergei Rachmaninov’s piano music speaks with a humanity and elegance that seemingly runs counter to the composer’s austere personality. Celebrate Rachmaninov’s 150th birthday anniversary this month by learning more about his life and compositions in advance of performances of his Third Piano Concerto with the CSO and Daniil Trifonov April 20-23. Find tickets → cso.org/23376 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra

24K views · 245 reactions | Rachmaninov was thinking big in his music for solo piano, including the stunning sequence of Études-Tableaux, which represent a genre that Rachmaninov himself created. Yuja Wang performed these works live at the Berlin Philharmonie last summer. Find the full video here: https://youtu.be/98dQHlqa8jQ | Deutsche Grammophon - DG | Facebook