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Sergei Rachmaninoff\u00a0(also spelled “Rachmaninov,” 1873\u20131943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff, it seemed, could do nothing right by most of his contemporary critics’ and composers’ standards. As a person, he appeared somewhat cold and aloof \u2014 Stravinsky once called him “a six-and-a-half foot tall scowl.”<\/span><\/p>\n Sergei Rachmaninoff\u00a0was born on April 1st 1873 in Semyonovo, north-west Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n Rachmaninoff’s student years were nothing short of phenomenal. He consistently amazed his teachers with his jaw-dropping ability as a pianist and composer. In 1891 at the age of just 18, he created a storm with his First Piano Concerto, an incredibly accomplished student work.<\/span><\/p>\n Music continued to flow from the young genius, including an apprentice opera,\u00a0Aleko<\/i>, in 1892.<\/span><\/p>\n Rachmaninoff\u00a0seemed unstoppable, composing a great run of pieces including the Cello Sonata and the Second Suite for Two Pianos, both in 1901.<\/span><\/p>\n However, his First Symphony from 1896 was roundly panned by critics, and caused the composer to enter a deep depression.<\/span><\/p>\n Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece was surely the Second Piano Concerto from 1901. It’s subsequent use in the film\u00a0Brief Encounter<\/i>\u00a0have made it a constant favourite.<\/span><\/p>\n With his phenomenal conducting skills, Rachmaninoff\u00a0was appointed Principal Conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre in 1904 and offered several major posts in America, most notably with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n He left Russia for good after the 1917 Russian revolution, first heading to Helsinki and finally ending up in the US.<\/span> A delegation of RACH-C is planning to visit Sergey Vasilievich grave on April 2, 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u0420\u0430\u0445\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u0431\u044b\u043b \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c, \u043f\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0438 \u0434\u0438\u0440\u0438\u0436\u0451\u0440\u043e\u043c. \u041f\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432, \u0420\u0430\u0445\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432, \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433 \u0441\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e. \u041a\u0430\u043a \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a, \u043e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043b \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u2014 \u0421\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043b \u0435\u0433\u043e \u00ab\u043c\u0440\u0430\u0447\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u0443\u0442\u043e\u0432\u00bb.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-history-month"],"yoast_head":"\n
In his will, Rachmaninoff wished to be buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, where Scriabin, Taneyev, and Chekhov were buried, but his American citizenship made that impossible. Instead, he was interred at\u00a0Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n