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Work: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30

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ComposerRachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)
PeriodRomantic
Year1909
Work typeOrchestral
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AntwerpBehzod Abduraimov / Semyon Bychkov

© Petr Chodura
Smetana, Rachmaninov
Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov; Behzod Abduraimov

AntwerpCzech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov - Abduraimov plays Rach 3

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Smetana, Rachmaninov
Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov; Behzod Abduraimov

ParisCzech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov /
Behzod Abduraimov

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Smetana, Rachmaninov
Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov; Behzod Abduraimov
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Bottled lightning: Yunchan Lim's brings Rachmaninov 3 to Philadelphia

Yunchan Lim and Marin Alsop with the Philadelphia Orchestra (from 2025) © Margo Reed
The 22-year-old pianist reunites with Philadelphia Orchestra principal guest conductor Marin Alsop four years after winning the Cliburn.
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Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Gstaad

Iván Fischer © Menuhin Festival Gstaad | Raphael Faux
In an epic night in the Alps, Isata Kanneh-Mason shines in 'Rach 3', while Fischer's Mahler's Symphony no. 1 could scarcely be bettered. 
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Elim Chan and TSO reign supreme in Shostakovich’s Ninth

Elim Chan and Lukáš Vondráček © Jae Yang, courtesy of the Toronto Symphony
After a Rachmaninov concerto that resembles a harangue, an uneven Toronto Symphony programme comes into focus with a sharply characterised Shostakovich Ninth.
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DallasThe Cliburn Junior 2019: Shuan Hern Lee Semifinal Round Concerto

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30
Shuan Hern Lee; Michael Berestnev

AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Rachmaninov

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North West German Philharmonic; Gerard Oskamp; Anna Fedorova

Fort WorthYunchan Lim: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor – 2022 Cliburn Competition

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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop; Yunchan Lim
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