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?" ...

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 ...

A young Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano. We all need a little help from friends, and one of Sergei Rachmaninoff's most supportive friends was the great Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — He is considered as one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century and 80 years ago, he took his final bow in Knoxville. Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff played his last recital at ...

To the haunting, wordless, and ethereal sound of solo soprano accompanied by a caressing orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise ushers us into a lush garden of birch trees bordered by flowers, two ...

The InterHarmony Concert Series will return to Carnegie Hall on Thursday, January 23 with Songs Without Words, featuring ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra is pulling out the stops to celebrate the 150th birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Russian-American composer who was born into Russian aristocracy had a singular ...

The first sounds I heard after arriving at Philip Glass’ townhouse in Manhattan’s then-bohemian East Village to interview the composer in 1993 were extraordinary. Glass happened to be in his kitchen ...

Felder returns to Berkshire Theatre Group to portray the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, alongside Jonathan Silvestri as Tsar Nicholas II. Rachmaninoff and the Tsar will be performed live ...

Celebrate the 150th birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff with co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they highlight three of his most beloved works. We'll hear Rachmaninoff's choral symphony "The ...

Written around the time of World War One, Sergei Rachmaninov's "All Night Vigil" is an extraordinary choral music composition. A new recording of Rachmaninov's work from conductor Paul Hillier and The ...