Rachmaninov was one of the greatest pianists the world has ever known, and the music he wrote for the instrument is passionate, sensual and thrilling. His Second Piano Concerto was life-changing, ...

Before Montreal-born conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin introduced classical pianist Bruce Liu to the Gerald R. Ford Amphiteater stage Thursday night in Vail, he told the audience, “One shining light has ...

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 ...

Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, which he composed in 1909 for a concert tour of the US, belongs up there with the greatest examples of the genre. The 20th century produced no greater concerto for ...

Like buses, three new recordings of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto have appeared at once. The most startling of them, with Grigory Sokolov as the soloist, is in fact not exactly new; Sokolov no ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Malmö Symphony Orchestra Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Noriko Ogawa, Musician, Piano Owain Arwel Hughes, Conductor Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 Sergey ...

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 ...

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music for the third consecutive year, according to a new poll. The music topped the annual Classic FM Hall Of ...

It is only a fortnight ago that a disc of Rachmaninov’s orchestral music performed by the RLPO and Vasily Petrenko featured here as CD of the Week. But these things happen, and it would be quite wrong ...

For her many fans, the young Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova is a champion of Rachmaninov, and her performance of his Second Piano Concerto alone has garnered over 38 million views on YouTube.

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 ...