But some things remain a reassuring constant, and it is no surprise that Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto has taken the top slot again - for the second time in a row, and the 10th in the poll ...

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 has been revealed as Britain's favourite piece of classical music – beating Vaughan Williams for the second year in a row. The Russian composer's piece came ...

An emotional man and a deep thinker, Sergei Rachmaninov was something of an introvert and was once dubbed by fellow composer Igor Stravinsky as a “six-and-a-half-foot scowl.” Despite all this ...

Few musicians have successfully followed two musical disciplines, but Sergey Rachmaninov (born April 1, 1873; died March 28, 1943) managed three: composer, conductor and pianist. His music is tonal, ...

Late-career works by Lyadov, Bartók and Rachmaninov dominated the program, which featured Inon Barnatan as piano soloist.

While anguish and nostalgia pervade both the concerto and Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, which the Phil played in the second half of a programme conducted by its former music director Jaap van ...

Kit Harington narrates how Rachmaninov - Russian music’s brightest star - was floored by paralysing writer’s block… and how through therapy he overcame it to create a masterpiece.

Grammy Award winner Daniil Trifonov will perform Rachmaninov’s extraordinary Piano Concerto No. 3 in Wellington and Auckland.

Watch Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: Nos.3 and 4 83 min Watch the programme ...

Pianist Michael Houstoun performs a recital featuring works by two of the great Romantic composers – Brahms and Rachmaninov.