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    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    BIOGRAPHY

    Sergei Vassilyevich Rachmaninoff was the 5th child of a Russian aristocratic family. His mother, father, and grandfather played the piano, so it is no wonder that he showed considerable musical talent at a young age! When Rachmaninoff was 9, his parents separated. The family estate was sold and he moved with his mother, brothers, and sisters to St. Petersburg, Russia. Rachmaninoff was 10 when he as enrolled in the St. Petersburg Conservatoire. There he studied piano and harmony. Upon turning 12, he entered the Moscow Conservatoire where he actually lived in his teacher’s home – sharing a bedroom with three other students and taking turns practicing his required three hours of piano daily. At the Moscow Conservatoire, he also met Peter Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky recognized Rachmaninoff’s talent and served as a mentor to him.

    Rachmaninoff graduated as a pianist in He won a gold medal for his opera, Aleko a

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    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Russian composer, pianist and conductor (–)

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    Sergei Rachmaninoff

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    Born1 April&#;[O.S. 20 March]&#;

    Semyonovo, Staraya Russa, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire

    Died28 March () (aged&#;69)

    Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

    WorksList of compositions

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    The New York Philharmonic plays a leading cultural role in New York City, the United States, and the world, and has built a tradition of innovation that has allowed it to adapt and thrive over more than years.

    Each årstid the Orchestra connects with up to 50 million music lovers through live concerts in New York and around the world; international broadcasts on television, radio, and online; recordings; and education programs. Gustavo Dudamel will become the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic in the –27 årstid, after serving as Music Director Designate in – He will succeed musical leaders including Alan Gilbert (–17); Lorin Maazel (–09); Kurt Masur (Music Director –; named Music Director Emeritus in ); Zubin Mehta (–91); Pierre Boulez (–77); Leonard Bernstein (appointed Music Director in ; named Laureate Conductor in ); Arturo Toscanini (–36); and Gustav Mahler (–11).

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