Sergei Rachmaninoff | A New Biography

Professor Valeria Z. Nollan presents a lecture based on "Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul," her recently published biography of the renowned composer-conductor-virtuoso pianist. The work evolved out of a multi-year project that included five Russian Rachmaninoff scholars and Nollan’s interviews with the composer’s grandson in Switzerland. The lecture reveals new material on Rachmaninoff’s young adulthood, artistic and personal relationships with several women, attitudes towards American life and musical culture, and humanitarian work carried out across the course of his life. Perhaps most importantly, Nollan will addresses the fullness of Rachmaninoff’s Russian Orthodox identity. The lecture provides a sampling of the contents of the biography: Why the writing of yet another biography of Rachmaninoff was necessary Rachmaninoff’s Russian Orthodox identity Rachmaninoff’s humanitarian work; and Rachmaninoff’s muses. 💗 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3M9KP2I ✉️ JOIN our email list: https://bit.ly/3MwjUPj 📢 SIGN UP for our next lecture: https://bit.ly/3PvDkFT Follow us on: ▶ YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3PvGGsr ▶ FACEBOOK:   / russianhisto.  . ▶ INSTAGRAM:   / russianhist.  . This lecture, titled "Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century" is part of the Russian History Museum's "Second Saturday" online lecture series. It was presented on April 1, 2023. #rachmaninoff #rachmaninov #classicalmusic