WELCOME TO THE RACHMANINOFF SOCIETY WEBSITE
The Rachmaninoff Society (Charity registered in the UK No. 1114932) was founded in 1990 to bring into contact all those who appreciate the Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) and to further the study of his life and music.
We hope that many members took advantage of the special discount which we posted on this site in December, and that we will see many of you at the concert given by the illustrious Bach Choir at the Royal Festival Hall in London, UK, on Wednesday 29th February 2012 at 7.30pm. The Choir will be performing with Chetham's School of Music Symphony Orchestra under The Bach Choir's Musical Director, David Hill.
The repertoire will be:
Spring Cantata
Full details are included in the concert leaflet (pdf document).
The Rachmaninoff Society is delighted to present a unique, fully searchable list of Rachmaninoff’s concert performances. It was painstakingly researched by Australian scholar and pianist Scott Davie, and converted into a web database by Greg Lile.
Read our press release (pdf document)
On this website, you can also:
find out more about the Society, its history and what it has done on the 'about us' pages. Since it was established, the Rachmaninoff Society has been active worldwide, assisting in the organisation of numerous conferences and concerts, as well as the preparation of radio programmes. It has also stimulated the publication of various unknown scores and the making of recordings.
Left: Founding President Vladimir Ashkenazy at the 2007 Conference in NYC
contribute to the Society's activities, by becoming a member, participating in our discussion forum, or best of all both! The Rachmaninoff Society relies on the financial and practical support of its members and donors. Members receive a journal, The Bells, and regular updates on the Society's activities. They can take part in events organised throughout the world, and have access to exclusive material on the members-only pages of this site.
find out about our forthcoming and past events by clicking here. In 2010, alongside our Members' Weekend, we organised a study afternoon jointly with the Friends of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. We had the pleasure of listening to internationally-acclaimed pianist Nikolai Lugansky talk about playing Rachmaninoff, and about the rebuilding of Ivanovka, Rachmaninoff's estate in Russia. This was followed by a lecture by broadcaster and writer David Nice, who looked at the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (featured in the evening's concert) in its historical and musical context. We will put pictures and footage on this site, but in the meantime you can find a very entertaining taster on David Nice's blog.
Last updated 2 January 2012
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