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Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)

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StockholmRachmaninov and Pintscher

© Tom Zimberoff
Neuwirth, Pintscher, Rachmaninov
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Pintscher; Leila Josefowicz

ReykjavíkPoga conducts Shostakovich

© Janis Deinats
Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Andris Poga; Alexander Roslavets; Fóstbræður Men's Choir; Kyrja Vocal Ensemble

LondonLondon Piano Festival: An Evening with Peter Donohoe

© Sim Canetty-Clarke
Schubert, Chopin, Rachmaninov
Peter Donohoe; Kathryn Stott

GatesheadSinfonia of London | Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Bacewicz, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov
Sinfonia of London; John Wilson; Benjamin Grosvenor

EdinburghRachmaninov by Candlelight

© Benjamin Ealovega
Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
Warren Mailley-Smith, Piano
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Sergei Krylov's memorable Mendelssohn with the Sofia Philharmonic

Sergei Krylov the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra © BEMUS | Belkisa Abdulović
At the Belgrade Music Festival, the Sofia Philharmonic and conductor Nayden Todorov also impress in a gripping account of Rachmaninov's Third Symphony.
****1
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Compelling Rachmaninov from Karina Canellakis with Pittsburgh Symphony

Karina Canellakis © Marco Borggreve
Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances brings colorful, compelling playing as Karina Canellakis makes her Pittsburgh Symphony debut in a program of strikingly varied musical styles.
***11
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Collon and The Hallé wander off the beaten track in Sheffield

Nicholas Collon conducts The Hallé © David Hughes

Is his Third Symphony Rachmaninov’s most overlooked masterpiece? Nicholas Collon and the Hallé make the case for this brooding and elusive work at Sheffield City Hall.

****1
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Fireworks, octaves and Russian melancholy from John Wilson in Dublin

Emanuil Ivanov and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland © Brownes Photography

John Wilson brings energy, colour and drama to his Russian-dominated Dublin programme, while Emanuil Ivanov dazzles technically but leaves Tchaikovsky’s lyricism wanting.

***11
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Rachmaninov without excess: Cho and Nelsons in Boston

Seong-Jin Cho with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Seong-Jin Cho brings refinement and bite to the Paganini Rhapsody, before Andris Nelsons leads a leanly textured Second Symphony
****1
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