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Work: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40

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ComposerRachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)
PeriodRomantic
Year1926
Work typeOrchestral
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LucerneLucerne Festival Orchestra 3

© Julia Wesely
Scriabin, Rachmaninov
Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly; Lukas Sternath

EdinburghSeason Opener: Mahler Six

© Chris McDuffie
Rachmaninov, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Alexander Malofeev

GlasgowSeason Opener: Mahler Six

© Chris McDuffie
Rachmaninov, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Alexander Malofeev
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Yunchan Lim plays a starring role in the CBSO’s Prom

Yunchan Lim and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
Adams, Rachmaninov and Berio are not three easy bedfellows, however Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra pull these strands together remarkably. 
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Rach 4 redefined: Mäkelä and Yunchan Lim set a new benchmark in Seoul

Yunchan Lim and the Orchestre de Paris © Vincero
In Yunchan Lim’s hands the score to Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto emerges as a small revelation, conspicuously succeeding where so many others have floundered. 
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Daniil Trifonov debuts in Singapore with Rachmaninov 4

Daniil Trifonov © Yoricko Liu | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Hans Graf conducts Debussy's Images to close a gala concert featuring the Singapore debut of the great Russian pianist. 
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PooleKissed by a Rose

© Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bizet, Rachmaninov, Strauss R.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Boris Giltburg
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Day of Wrath: Rachmaninov and the Dies irae

Arnold Böcklin's Die Toteninsel III © Public domain
The demonic Dies irae motif haunts many of Rachmaninov’s compositions – but what meaning did this Catholic hymn have for the Russian composer?

Painting pictures at the keyboard: Nikolai Lugansky on Rachmaninov

Nikolai Lugansky © Jean-Baptiste Millot
The Russian pianist discusses the challenges in Rachmaninov's music, the imagery in the Études-tableaux and champions the lesser known concertos.