Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sound
Born April 1, 1873 — Died March 28, 1943
From Semеnovo, Novgorodskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya (Russia)
Also known as Сергей Рахманинов, Sergey Rakhmaninov, Sergei Rakhmaninov
Biography
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 Conser...
