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One of the most iconic composers of the 20th century, whose music is among the most performed in concert halls around the world today. A formidable pianist and composer, Rachmaninoff (b. April 1 ...
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов; pronounced rahk-MAH-nin-off) was a famous Russian composer and pianist. He was born on April 1, 1873 ( N.S. ) and died on March 28, 1943.
May 24, 2021 · Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) was a few months shy of his 45th birthday when, in December 1917, the Russian Revolution forced him to flee the country with his family. At the time, he was known primarily as a composer, although he performed regularly as a pianist and conductor, usually playing his own works.
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff was born to aristocratic parents, in Semyonovo, Russia, just outside the administrative city of Novgorod. Rachmaninoff's parents owned several estates, his maternal grandfather Arkady having served as an army general and cadet school director. Both Rachmaninoff's father Vasily and mother Lubov were amateur ...
Apr 3, 2023 · Still, he said, now is “as good a time as any” to re-examine Rachmaninoff’s life — one uprooted by the Russian Revolution and rapid change, leading to music that, as the historian Rebecca ...
The Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation. Founded in 2000 by the grandson Alexander Rachmaninoff Conus, the Foundation’s mission is to make Sergei Rachmaninoff’s cultural legacy accessible in his Villa Senar. The nucleus of the concerts and projects is his work in the context of his vision, time and personality. → Learn more.
