Rachmaninoff ConcertoTo demonstrate what Bruce was going for in this week's Puzzler, we hear pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra in the closing ...
Rachmaninoff 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, ...
It's rare to find a concert program where a piece by Elgar trumps Rachmaninoff's swooning and volatile Piano Concerto No. 2 in terms of emotive power. But pianist Andre Watts's uncommonly expansive ...
The New York Philharmonic This Week, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, includes recent performances of the orchestra and interviews with musicians, guest artists and conductors.
“Rach 3”, as it is affectionately dubbed, is featured in the Academy Award-winning film Shine. It’s definitely one of the most technically demanding and virtuosic concertos written for the instrument, ...
How did Sergei Rachmaninov snag a songwriting credit for a pop ballad written decades after his death? The answer lies in his enduringly popular Piano Concerto No.2... The late American ...
Here & Now classical music opinionator Fran Hoepfner joins host Peter O'Dowd to discuss Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor." ...
Once every few years in the life of a concertgoer comes a performance of a well-loved work so compelling that it forces the listener to re-evaluate his or her relationship with the work at hand.
Editor's Note: On Jan. 3, the Sarasota Orchestra announced that due to a COVID exposure, conductor Jeffrey Kahane is not available to travel to Sarasota to lead next weekend’s concerts. He will be ...