April 1st is Sergei Rachmaninoff's 150th birth anniversary and his legacy is still up for discussion in some circles. At the heart of those discussions is the idea of "what makes a composer great?" ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff is remembered for his rich, sweeping and often complex melodies that evoke the sounds and sights of his native Russia. But what most people don’t know about the famed composer is ...

In his lifetime, his music was an escape from modernity – 150 years after his birth, the Russian composer bridges a gap between old and new. By Leah Broad A train screams through a station, billowing ...

Throughout his life, Tchaikovsky wrote several famous concerti, including one for the violin and three for the piano. As his career developed, he had promised to write a cello concerto. During this ...

Friday evening’s Rachmaninoff concert at Orchestra Hall had a bit less drama than one taking place at Carnegie Hall on the same night. In New York, the Vienna Philharmonic performed Rachmaninoff’s 2nd ...

Internationally acclaimed pianist Rueibin Chen will perform an evening of Rachmaninoff at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts as part of its inaugural season on Thursday, March 27 and ...

It's no accident that BBC Four are showing a new documentary on the perennially popular composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff on New Year's Day. His music is deeply melancholic but also full of joy ...

Rachmaninoff came to London in 1938 and is here pictured at the Piccadilly Hotel Ahead of a BBC Four tribute to composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, a BBC music journalist explains why his music continues to ...