Rachmaninoff

American

[rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-, ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuhf] / rɑxˈmɑ nəˌnɔf, -ˌnɒf, rɑk-, rʌxˈmɑ njɪ nəf /

Or Rachmaninov

noun

Sergei Wassilievitch 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.

Rachmaninoff British

/ rækˈmænɪˌnɒf, raxˈmaninəf /

noun

Sergei Vassilievich (sɪrˈɡjej vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1873–1943, Russian piano virtuoso and composer

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Rachmaninoff

He led a pair of superior Rachmaninoff programs in his belated debut at the Hollywood Bowl last summer shortly after one of Dudamel’s greatest Bowl performances ever, yet so won over the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Titled My Life In Music, it included touching performances of pieces by Rachmaninoff, Bach and Debussy - approached with a sense of tender nostalgia, as she reflected on her career.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

She met Rachmaninoff in 1934, after substituting for him in a concert.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

And, at one point midpiece, it sounded as though one of the pianists was making a grand entrance to a Rachmaninoff concerto amid the beautiful roaring din.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

He stocked it with her music workbooks and sheaves of invigorating Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and a selection of Chopin.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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