Rachmaninov’s First Symphony of 1895 is a tricky work to bring off. The composer never got around to revising it, though he expressed an inclination to do so, and it has remained one of those ...

In the latest instalment of their Naxos Rachmaninov series, Leonard Slatkin and his Detroit orchestra tackle the First Symphony, the most intractable of his scores. The failure of its 1897 premiere ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The history of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Rachmaninov (or Rachmaninoff as they spell him) goes back a long ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Each successive hearing of the Shostakovich Fourth Symphony, on CD or (all too rarely) in the concert hall, prompts a ...

As pianist as well as conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a love affair with fellow Russian Rachmaninov for more than half a century. Through his recordings of the Op 39 Études-tableaux, he urged us ...

3 Zara Larsson Sets 'Midnight Sun' Concert at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre Throughout the 2014-2015 season, the BSO explores themes of spirituality and transcendence in eight programs. The second of ...

Throughout the 2014-2015 season, the BSO explores themes of spirituality and transcendence in eight programs. The second of these programs of the season is American composer Jennifer Higdon's blue ...

It's 20 years since Shine was released, the film that launched Geoffrey Rush on to the Oscar stage, revived the career of its eccentric subject, pianist David Helfgott, and convinced us all that, when ...

Symphony No. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Lan Shui, Conductor Singapore Symphony Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Singapore Symphony Orchestra Yevgeny ...

Symphony No. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Pavel Kogan, Conductor Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (The) Isle of the dead Pavel Kogan, Conductor Moscow State Symphony Orchestra Sergey Rachmaninov, ...