Before Montreal-born conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin introduced classical pianist Bruce Liu to the Gerald R. Ford Amphiteater stage Thursday night in Vail, he told the audience, “One shining light has ...

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 by ...

How did Sergei Rachmaninov snag a songwriting credit for a pop ballad written decades after his death? The answer lies in his enduringly popular Piano Concerto No.2... The late American ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No 1 in F minor, Op. 1, Rachmaninoff, piano, Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy (rec. 1940). Sony/RCA Byron Janis, piano, Moscow Philharmonic ...

Tom Service explores Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, asking what is the secret of its continuing emotional appeal and also why critics disliked it so much. Show more Tom Service examines one of ...

In February 2023, at Walt Disney Hall, Classical piano superstar Yuja Wang joined forces with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a sold-out Rachmaninov marathon – all four piano ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Earlier this year Yuja Wang delivered one of the high-profile dates of Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary year ...

Twenty-two years ago, Olga Kern walked onto the Bass Performance Hall stage in Fort Worth, Texas and sat before a grand piano. Surrounded by violists with raised bows, she began Sergei Rachmaninoff’s ...

Listening to these two concertos is like flying by the seat of your pants. Khatia Buniatishvili has acquired a reputation as a young pianist of fire and brilliance, and she does not disappoint in ...

It is only a fortnight ago that a disc of Rachmaninov’s orchestral music performed by the RLPO and Vasily Petrenko featured here as CD of the Week. But these things happen, and it would be quite wrong ...

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 has been revealed as Britain's favourite piece of classical music – beating Vaughan Williams for the second year in a row. The Russian composer's piece came out on ...