Rachmaninoff

American  

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

Or Rachmaninov

noun

1. Sergei Wassilievitch 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.

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Rachmaninoff British  

/ rækˈmænɪˌnɒf, raxˈmaninəf /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

The Rachmaninoff recordings of Dudamel and Wang remain preferable but not for the soloists, both of whom are extraordinary and authentic with no need to compete.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Rachmaninoff played his Second Concerto at the Hollywood Bowl in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Although the music is Rachmaninoff, big and Romantic, the dancers shrink from large gestures, wary-eyed.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

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