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?" ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HOW MUCH: $35 to $90, plus fees, at nmphil.org, popejoypresents.evenue.net, tickets@unm.edu, 505-277-4569 The New Mexico Philharmonic will celebrate Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday with a concert ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Orchestra is celebrating a Russian legend with a tribute concert series that will give audiences a chance to be a part of history. Twentieth-century composer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff left Russia with his wife and two daughters at the end of 1917, he left behind all his works except the recently revised Piano Concerto No. 1 and the vocal score ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff gave his last performance in Knoxville in February 1943. He died several weeks later. Sculptor Victor Bokarov paid homage to Rachmaninoff's last performance with a statue, but it ...