Sergei Rachmaninoff
* 20.03.(1.4.) 1873† 28.03.1943
Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is regarded as one of the most versatile musicians of his time. He wrote symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, tone poems, operas and songs. As concert pianist he was in great international demand, his many concert tours brought him to Europe and the United States. During World War I he fled through Sweden to the U.S....