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 ...

It’s one of the greatest works in the piano repertoire, and it first captivated listeners 123 years ago today. On this day, 9 November, in 1901 in Moscow, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 premiered ...

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, ...

We count down to the very best piano concerto in the classical repertoire. Immerse yourself in classical music at ...

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 ...

There's a special reason for pairing these two Russian piano concertos; not only were Rachmaninov and Nikolai Medtner life-long friends, but they dedicated the works, both composed in the mid-1920s, ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Denis Matsuev, Piano (9) Etudes-tableaux, Movements: No. 2 in A ...

Symphony No. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Lan Shui, Conductor Singapore Symphony Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Singapore Symphony Orchestra Yevgeny ...

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 ...