About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1873-04-01
Place of birth:
Semеnovo, Novgorodskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya (Russia)
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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Overview

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor of the late Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the Romantic repertoire.

Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892, having already composed several piano and orchestral pieces. In 1897, following the negative critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. For the next sixteen years, Rachmaninoff conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, relocated to Dresden, Germany, and toured the United States for the first time.

Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia; in 1918, they settled in the United States, first in New York City. With his main source of income coming from piano and conducting performances, demanding tour schedules led to a reduction in his time for composition; between 1918 and 1943, he completed just six works, including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. By 1942, his failing health led to his relocation to Beverly Hills, California. One month before his death from advanced melanoma, Rachmaninoff was granted American citizenship.

In Rachmaninoff's work, early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, and other Russian composers gave way to a personal style notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colors.[3] Rachmaninoff often featured the piano in his compositions, and he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument through his own skills as a pianist.

Known for

Acting

2005 Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1998 Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow Actor Archive Footage N/A
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1996 Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy Actor Himself N/A
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1993 Great Russian Composers Actor N/A
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1950 The Golden Twenties Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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Sound

2025 Yuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2025 Armonie di Speranza Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2025 Beatrice Rana @ Lucerne Festival 2025 Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2022 t0gether al0ne. Sound Music N/A
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2022 Hope for Peace Concert from the Frauenkirche - Dresden Sound Music N/A
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2020 tag Sound Music 59
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2019 The Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2019 Bluebird Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2019 A Russian Youth Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2018 The Edge of the World Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2016 Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov Sound Music N/A
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2016 Rachmaninov: Danze Sinfoniche per orchestra Op.45 Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2015 Francesca Da Rimini Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2013 Le star del pianoforte: Campaner Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2012 Vibrato Sound Music N/A
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2011 Romance Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2009 The Lighthouse Sound Music N/A
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2009 Waldbühne 2009 | Russian Rhythms Sound Music N/A
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2006 Some Kind of Sadness Sound Music N/A
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2005 The Miserly Knight Sound Musician N/A
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2004 Stupid Boy Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2000 Monna Lisa Sound Music 59
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1998 Happy Birthday! Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1990 The Bursa Sound Music 58
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1988 Our Armoured Train Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1975 The Elder Son Sound Music 58
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1975 Apostrophes Sound Theme Song Performance 70
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1964 Romeo e Giulietta Sound Music 58
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1964 The Broken Wings Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1957 Stories About Lenin Sound Music 58
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1953 The Barbarians Sound Music N/A
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Crew

2024 Riccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024 Crew Compositor N/A
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2023 A Hall of Mirrors Crew Compositor N/A
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