A former child prodigy and the last living pupil of Sergei Rachmaninov, pianist Ruth Slenczynska celebrated her astonishing ...

An emotional man and a deep thinker, Sergei Rachmaninov was something of an introvert and was once dubbed by fellow composer Igor Stravinsky as a “six-and-a-half-foot scowl.” Despite all this ...

Few musicians have successfully followed two musical disciplines, but Sergey Rachmaninov (born April 1, 1873; died March 28, 1943) managed three: composer, conductor and pianist. His music is tonal, ...

More Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: No.1 and No.2 81 min Watch the programmeMore Watch Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de ...

Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's great ballet The Nutcracker and Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, with soloist Boris Giltburg and the BSO's new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth. Show more Act 2 of ...

Watch Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: Nos.3 and 4 83 min Watch the programme ...

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