Sergei Rachmaninoff

Conductor Stéphane Denève, who has some fruitful history with The Philadelphia Orchestra

Stéphane Denève leads Ravel and Rachmaninoff, as Yefim Bronfman plays a new piano concerto

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert features a concert led by guest conductor Stéphane Denève, with Yefim Bronfman performing Elena Firsova’s Piano Concerto, alongside works by Rachmaninoff and Ravel.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2012.

WRTI Spotlight

Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Clyne comprise an encore presentation by The Philadelphia Orchestra

Melinda Whiting

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert features a 2019 concert led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, featuring Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1, Anna Clyne's Masquerade, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for winds.

Lynn Ye, a first-year piano student at the Curtis Institute of Music, performing Rachmaninoff at WRTI.

WRTI Spotlight

Five pianists tackle Rachmaninoff, in honor of the composer's 150th

Zev Kane

Sergei Rachmaninoff was the preeminent piano virtuoso of the early 20th century. For his 150th birth anniversary, which also falls during Steinway Week, WRTI invited five Philadelphia-based pianists to perform his works and discuss his legacy.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI 90.1: Yannick Conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2

Gregg Whiteside

Join us on Sunday, Nov. 28th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Nov. 29th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 to hear this Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert broadcast from 2018 that brings you a work the Orchestra has performed as often as any in its history, the Symphony No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Arts Desk

Ricardo Morales gets so emotional playing this gorgeous Rachmaninoff clarinet solo

Susan Lewis

A melody in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony was made famous to fans of Eric Carmen’s pop tune “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again.” But in the symphony, that melody leads to one of the most beautiful, and difficult, clarinet solos in the literature. WRTI’s Susan Lewis has the story.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI: Yannick, Watts, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, and Muhly

Gregg Whiteside

Join us on Sunday, June 13th at 1 PM and Monday, June 14th at 7 PM as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in a concert from 2018, conducts a program featuring a world…

Arts Desk

Classical Album of the Week: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff

Debra Lew Harder

April 12, 2021. Sergei Rachmaninoff considered The Philadelphia Orchestra his favorite American ensemble, and our Classical Album of the Week reveals why.…

Arts Desk

Six Minutes of Melodic Beauty with Pianist Ching-Yun Hu and Rachmaninoff

Susan Lewis

Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Russia on April 1st, 1873. Now, 130 years later, watch this beautiful music video rendition of his Vocalise, played by…

WRTI Spotlight

The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI: All Rachmaninoff with Westminster Symphonic Choir

Gregg Whiteside

Join us on Sunday, December 27th at 1 PM and Monday, December 28th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 to hear a memorable performance from February, 2014, conducted by…

WRTI Spotlight

The Spiritual Side of Sergei Rachmaninoff Revealed in His Choral Masterpiece, "All-Night Vigil"

Debra Lew Harder

As a boy, Sergei Rachmaninoff often visited his grandmother’s house in the country, where he was mesmerized by the sound of church bells. And although he…