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1 day ago · Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff [a] [b] (1 April [ O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.
5 days ago · Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians.
1 day ago · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musical genius whose compositions are still extolled for their clarity, balance, and form to this day. His works for the piano, such as the "Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major" and the "Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major," are characterized by an exceptional combination of technical mastery with ...
1 day ago · Having safely left Russia during the 1917 revolution, legendary pianist-composer Sergei Rachmaninoff made his home in the United States. In 1942, at the age of 68, he received American citizenship ...
5 days ago · In 2012, Scott gave the first Australian performances of the original version of Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto (1926) to capacity audiences at the Sydney Opera House with Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
6 days ago · It’s Rachmaninoff trivia time! Principal Clarinet Jesse McCandless spoke with Ashley Mirakian (ASO’s VP of Marketing and Communications) yesterday ahead of last night’s stellar concert! There’s one more on Saturday and even more Rachmaninoff next week with Music Director Laureate Robert Spano.
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4 days ago · Some famous piano players include legends like Franz Liszt, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk, as well as contemporary artists like Lang Lang, Chick Corea, and Diana Krall ...
