At first blush, this weekend’s Minnesota Orchestra concerts might appear ideal for a Valentine’s Day date. At their center is ...

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra had a large and enthusiastic audience for its Thursday night concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center. But two classics of Russian romanticism, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and ...

Yevgeny Sudbin and Scott Yoo explain the premise behind Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on Paganini” and then perform the piece. This is really one of his most famous things. Actually, Rachmaninoff borrowed ...

The Santa Fe Symphony's Romance and Rhapsody concert on Sunday, February 15, features Olga Kern in piano concertos by Haydn and Rachmaninoff, plus Shostakovich's witty, ironic Symphony No. 1.

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?" ...

Using an Ampico piano scroll, Scott Yoo watches Rachmaninoff play his “Prelude on C# Minor.” This is an Ampico Recording, Preludes C-sharp Minor by Rachmaninoff, played by the composer. Played by the ...

In a Q interview, the award-winning Canadian pianist explains how classical compositions are like different desserts.

The Thirteen presents Rachmaninoff's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom from February 6 to February 8, 2026. Following their acclaimed performance of All-Night Vigil, the 24-voice choir will showcase this ...

Tucked away between trees at the Cumberland Avenue end of World's Fair Park is a statue of Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, a man with seemingly no connection to Knoxville. As it ...

“Only the anachronism has a chance to outlast the epoch,” the Austrian author Franz Werfel wrote, in the early nineteen-forties. At a time of dizzying cultural change, Werfel saw a hidden advantage in ...