White Christmas — Virtuoso Piano Improvisation Rachmaninoff Style LIVE | Michiel Demarey

A virtuosic piano improvisation on “White Christmas”, performed by Michiel Demarey and inspired by the late-romantic style of Sergei Rachmaninoff. This spontaneous performance transforms Irving Berlin’s timeless Christmas song into a large-scale concert fantasy for piano — rich in harmony, expansive in form, and highly expressive. 🎼 The improvisation was later fully written out and engraved. 👉 Sheet music is available via the link in the first comment. About the music “White Christmas” was written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn and has since become one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time. This interpretation pays homage to the Russian romantic piano tradition, while preserving the nostalgic character of the original melody.