Volunteers handed out roses outside Symphony Hall before the concert, campaigning to keep conductor Andris Nelsons on the podium.

Few 20th-century classical composers infiltrated popular culture like Rachmaninoff. His music has appeared in many films, for good reason. Would the love affair in David Lean’s “Brief Encounter” (1945 ...

It’s the summer of 1934. The world is in turmoil, plagued by economic depression and the rise of political tyrannies. But in a house on Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, one of the last great pieces of ...

Paul Dukas intended La Péri for Diaghilev's famed Ballets Russes, and its exotic subject matter allowed him to demonstrate his subtle mastery of orchestral colours. Rachmaninov's thrilling 'Paganini' ...

Rising Star pianist Amiri Harewood plays the 18th variation of Sergei Rachmaninov's texturally-rich romantic work, 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' arranged by Iain Farrington. Set to an inversion of ...

Yevgeny Sudbin’s playing has terrific presence in this recording of Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody. The blend of personality and stylistic perception that marks Sudbin’s live performances is also ...

Yevgeny Sudbin and Scott Yoo explain the premise behind Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on Paganini” and then perform the piece. This is really one of his most famous things. Actually, Rachmaninoff borrowed ...

Musicologist Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a set of dazzling variations for ...