Sergei Rachmaninoff
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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.
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movieEuropiano (2/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe
2026
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movieRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Hayato Sumino in Wiesbaden
2026
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movieMarc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
2025
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movieYuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom
2025
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movieArmonie di Speranza
2025
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movieBeatrice Rana @ Lucerne Festival 2025
2025
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Romanian National Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2025
2025
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Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim in Buenos Aires - Great Moments of Music
2025
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movieFamous Orchestras - The world's finest orchestras : The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
2025
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movieRiccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024
2024
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movieLiszt's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
2023
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movieMikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: No.1 and No.2
2023
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movieMikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: Nos.3 and n. 4
2023
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movieDaniil Trifonov - Thanks to the Music
2023
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movieTugan Sokhiev e Gary Magee
2022
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movieVadym Kholodenko suona il Rach 3 con L'OSN
2021
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movietag
2020
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movieThe Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana
2019
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movieBluebird
2019
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movieA Russian Youth
2019
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movieVenti dell'Est per l'Orchestra Rai
2019
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movieThe Edge of the World
2018
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movieRachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Symphonic Dances
2018
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movieShokhakimov e Seong-Jin Cho con OSN Rai
2018
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moviePappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Rachmaninov-Sibelius
2018
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movieRachmaninov: Danze Sinfoniche per orchestra Op.45
2016
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Francesca Da Rimini
2015
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movieLe star del pianoforte: Campaner
2013
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movieRachmaninov: Concerto n.2 in do minore Op.18
2013
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moviePappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff
2013
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movieVibrato
2012
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movieRomance
2011
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 | Khatia Buniatishvili, Neeme Järvi @ Verbier Festival 2011
2011
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movieThe Miserly Knight
2005
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movieStupid Boy
2004
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movieMonna Lisa
2000
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movieRachmaninov-Ravel
2000
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movieHappy Birthday!
1998
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movieThe Bursa
1990
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movieOur Armoured Train
1988
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tvApostrophes
1975
Theme Song Performance
movieThe Broken Wings
1964
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movieAleko
1953
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movieTemirkanov e la musica russa a Santa Cecilia
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movieCoisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieRachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1998
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movieThe Golden Twenties
1950
Self (archive footage)
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movieA Hall of Mirrors
2023
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movieAleko
1953
Opera