“Very few pianists play it well. It’s just so difficult.” The concert will open with a Rachmaninoff vocalise (wordless song) sung by Tasha Koontz with the orchestra, followed by Poulenc’s “Gloria,” ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff's music holds a special place in the hearts of many Koreans, with his Piano Concerto No. 2 consistently ranking among the top five classical music pieces in surveys conducted by ...

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, ...

Famed for his monstrously difficult but heart-achingly beautiful piano concertos, Sergei Rachmaninov’s music is rich, melodious and endlessly rewarding. From vast, sweeping piano concertos to luscious ...

Explorations deep into the language of music. There’s a lot that’s Bach, and a lot that’s not. Hosted by Sherry Gendleman and Anthony Bonet. Emanuel Ax Grande Valse Brillante in A minor Op. 34, No. 2 ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Daniil Trifonov, Piano Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor Vocalise Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Daniil Trifonov, ...

On the eve of the London Philharmonic’s season-long celebration of Rachmaninov: what conductors can learn from the composer’s own inspirational performances The London Philharmonic embarks on its ...

Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan are well paired in this disc of sonatas by composers better known for piano music, both writing for cellists who were their close friends. Rachmaninov’s mammoth ...

Composed between 1900 and 1901, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is often described as the greatest piano concerto ever written. After the disastrous premiere of Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1 in 1897 ...