Yevgeny Sudbin and Scott Yoo explain the premise behind Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on Paganini” and then perform the piece. This is really one of his most famous things. Actually, Rachmaninoff borrowed ...

Rachmaninov's piano concerto-esque work was the 1934 equivalent of sampling a pop song. The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is also one of the romantic period's greatest pieces. Had he lived to hear ...

The New York Philharmonic will present Rachmaninoff: A Philharmonic Festival, November 10-28, 2015, featuring 24-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov performing three of the composer's piano ...

Pianist Haochen Zhang will perform Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" with Symphoria at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Crouse Hinds Theater at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center. Zhang is the 2009 ...

When it launched last year with an outstanding recording of Shostakovich's opera The Nose, the Mariinsky label seemed as if it was going to make available some genuinely important performances of the ...

The last of Paganini’s 24 Caprices for solo violin, Op 1, has captured the imagination of many musicians. Paganini himself thought well enough of it to make it the subject of 11 variations and a ...

The New York Philharmonic will present Rachmaninoff: A Philharmonic Festival, tonight, November 10-28, 2015, featuring 24-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov performing three of the composer's ...

Neither Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 nor his Paganini Variations are exactly under-recorded, but this disc has a good deal going for it. Anna Vinnitskaya brings to both works a clarity of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Earlier this year Yuja Wang delivered one of the high-profile dates of Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary year ...

Paul Dukas intended La Péri for Diaghilev's famed Ballets Russes, and its exotic subject matter allowed him to demonstrate his subtle mastery of orchestral colours. Rachmaninov's thrilling 'Paganini' ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Claudio Abbado, Conductor Mahler Chamber Orchestra Yuja Wang, Piano Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer ...