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Sergey Rachmaninoff
1873-04-01 · 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 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.
Known for
The Piano Forest
The Elder Son
A Russian Youth
Stupid Boy
White Nights
Romance
Stories About Lenin
Moscow Skies
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Aleko
Apostrophes
Monna Lisa
The Bursa
Romeo e Giulietta
The Broken Wings
Happy Birthday!
Movie credits · 68
Riccardo Chailly & Lukas Sternath @ Lucerne Festival 2026 (complete version)
German Federal Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2026
Europiano (2/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Hayato Sumino in Wiesbaden
Rachmaninoff. Liturgy
Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued
Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
Yuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom
Armonie di Speranza
Beatrice Rana @ Lucerne Festival 2025
Romanian National Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2025
Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim in Buenos Aires - Great Moments of Music
Riccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024
A Hall of Mirrors
Liszt's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: No.1 and No.2
Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: Nos.3 and n. 4
Daniil Trifonov - Thanks to the Music
t0gether al0ne.
Hope for Peace Concert from the Frauenkirche - Dresden
Tugan Sokhiev e Gary Magee
Vadym Kholodenko suona il Rach 3 con L'OSN
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The Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana
Bluebird
A Russian Youth
Venti dell'Est per l'Orchestra Rai
The Edge of the World
Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Symphonic Dances
Shokhakimov e Seong-Jin Cho con OSN Rai
Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Rachmaninov-Sibelius
Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov
Rachmaninov: Danze Sinfoniche per orchestra Op.45
Francesca Da Rimini
Le star del pianoforte: Campaner
Rachmaninov: Concerto n.2 in do minore Op.18
Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff
Vibrato
Romance
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 | Khatia Buniatishvili, Neeme Järvi @ Verbier Festival 2011
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