Rachmaninoff, Sergei

Review: Under Manfred Honeck, the Philharmonic Becomes One

In a program of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, a guest conductor coaxes a sumptuous sincerity from the orchestra’s musicians.

By Oussama Zahr

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Can a Piano Capture the Grandeur of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Music?

Inon Barnatan has created a solo transcription of “Symphonic Dances” in which he tries “not to imitate an orchestra, but to embody it.”

By Joshua Barone

Bychkov, Semyon Classical Music Dessner, Bryce Labeque, Katia Labeque, Marielle National, The (Music Group) New York Philharmonic Rachmaninoff, Sergei Strauss, Richard

Review: A New York Philharmonic Staple Outshines a Flashy Premiere

Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances was the highlight of a program that also included the New York debut of Bryce Dessner’s evocative Concerto for Two Pianos.

By Oussama Zahr

Carnegie Hall Clarion Choir and Orchestra Classical Music Fox, Steven (1978- ) Rachmaninoff, Sergei Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) van Zweden, Jaap

Illuminating Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a Pinnacle of Russian Sacred Rep

Steven Fox and the Clarion Choir are tending to a less well-known part of the composer’s canon for his 150th birthday: His choral works.

By James R. Oestreich