The news that Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 has been voted number one in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame for the second year running is not really news. Rachmaninov is popular? Do bears do what ...

Sergei Rachmaninov was born in 1873 into an affluent Russian family. Unfortunately, his father lost all their wealth in business, which resulted in his parents' separation and Sergei moving to ...

Watch Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos ... The programme includes Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2, a romantic work dotted with octaves, ...

The Musical Arts Society of New Orleans will hold its Concerto Showcase XII at 7:30 p.m. March 22 at Roussel Hall, Loyola ...

While anguish and nostalgia pervade both the concerto and Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, which the Phil played in the second half of a programme conducted by its former music director Jaap van ...

3 and 4 83 min Watch the programme Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France invite Alexandre Kantorow to play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 ... de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: ...

Under the strict regime of Zverev, Rachmaninov quickly developed into a formidable player. He studied composition with Taneyev and Arensky, Tchaikovsky took an interest in the young man’s work and by ...

In 1945 Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman composed the popular tune, Full Moon and Empty Arms, which is based on a theme from the finale of Piano Concerto No.2. This song was also recorded by Frank Sinatra.