Rachmaninov at 150: Ten of the best live piano performances of his works


31 March 2023
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By Ellie Palmer
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To celebrate the anniversary of the great Sergei Rachmaninov, we've pulled together 10 performances of Rach music from over the years for you to enjoy; starting with the legendary Vladimir Horowitz in 1978.

Vladimir Horowitz: Piano Concerto No 3

with Zubin Mehta at Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1978

 

A second performance of the Third Concerto wouldn't hurt... right?

 

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Martha Argerich: Piano Concerto No 3

with Riccardo Chailly, Berlin, 1982

 

 

Mikhail Pletnev: Prelude No 7 in C minor, Op 23

Moscow, 1987

 

 

Evgeny Kissin: Prelude in G minor

BBC Proms, London, 2000

 

 

Arcadi Volodos: Moment Musical No 2

approx. 2009

 

 

Nikolai Lugansky: Prelude in B minor Op 32 No 10

at the Festival de la Grange de Meslay, France, 2014

 

 

Khatia Buniatishvili: Piano Concerto No 2

with Gianandrea Noseda, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Paris, 2015

 

 

Yuja Wang: Etudes Tableaux Op 39 No 1 in C minor

Berlin, 2018

 

 

Andrejs Osokins: Prelude in C sharp minor Op 3 No 2

2019

 

 

Tiffany Poon: Rachmaninov/Kreisler – Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

2019