Eric Carmen obituary Lead singer with the Raspberries who went on to have a successful solo career, enjoying a huge 1975 hit with All By Myself The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
The week in classical: Cavalleria rusticana/Aleko; Bath BachFest review – passion and penitence Opera North pairs Mascagni’s masterpiece with teenage Rachmaninov in a potent double bill. Plus, well-tuned extremes from Tenebrae and a blizzard of notes with Mahan Esfahani The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
The week in classical: Marx in London!; The Barber of Seville; LSO/ Stutzmann; RPO/ Petrenko – review A day in the life of the father of communism is full of laughs in Scottish Opera’s new production of Jonathan Dove’s buoyant farce. Elsewhere, notable house debuts at ENO, a Bruckner double bill and Rachmaninov to remember The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024
I was writing a book about Rachmaninov in exile when my own world changed for ever In lockdown, the Observer’s classical music critic began work on a book about the Russian composer’s later years. Then war, and events in her own life, began to reshape the narrative The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023
Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth It was also a record year for film music. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Steven Osborne review – sonatas to celebrate the 150th birthday of Sergei Rachmaninov However much the sonatas may sprawl, Osborne showed that both works contain passages of unmistakable power and intensity The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023
23 for 2023: Observer writers’ culture highlights for the year ahead From Rachmaninov to pop reunions, Beyoncé’s tour to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Spielberg to Sam Smith, our critics guide you through the next 12 months The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023
Putin Says Russian Culture Being 'Cancelled' President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of trying to cancel Russia's rich musical and literary culture, including composers Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninov, in the same way he said it had cancelled "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling. Speaking in a meeting with leading cultural figures broadcast on national… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022
Putin says West trying to cancel Russian culture including Tchaikovsky President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the West was trying to cancel Russian culture, including the works of great composers such as Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitry Shostakovich and Sergei Rachmaninov. Reuters · Mar 25, 2022