In outline, Rachmaninov’s 24 Preludes, the Op. 23 and 32 sets plus the famous C Sharp Minor, follow on from the examples of Bach and Chopin. These, though, are truly virtuoso pieces, a high-point of ...

Hear an outstanding Russian pianist play Chopin and rarely heard Rachmaninov in recital. Nikolai Lugansky's Power And Repose The long, unbroken chain of grand Russian pianists never seems to end. And ...

NIKOLAI Lugansky is one of the great Rachmaninov pianists of his generation, and his new recording features breathtaking performances of the composer's two Piano Sonatas. The second is by far the ...

Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, which he composed in 1909 for a concert tour of the US, belongs up there with the greatest examples of the genre. The 20th century produced no greater concerto for ...

In the opening Prelude of Op 32, he lets rip in the faster writing to unfettered effect, even if Steven Osborne’s way with the filigree is irresistibly delicate. Highlights are many: the bells of No 3 ...

The latest addition to Nikolai Lugansky's Rachmaninov discography is this recording of the two sonatas – big, exacting works, not without controversy. The First (1908) was triggered by Goethe's Faust, ...

What a joy it was to witness at this Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra concert the collaboration between the spirited Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit and the technically assured Russian pianist Nikolai ...

Lugansky returns for a not-to-miss recital Tuesday night, Aug. 12, which will include 13 preludes by Rachmaninoff as well as works by Chopin, Franck and Prokofiev. Phillips and bass Eric Owens share a ...

Ahead of concertos at the Edinburgh Festival next week, Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky tells John Allison why he just can't get enough of Rachmaninov. Range: Nikolai Lugansky represents the gold ...

Russian piano music is definitely in Nikolai Lugansky’s wheelhouse. His recital Tuesday evening in Harris Hall opened with six charming miniatures by Tchaikovsky and finished with 13 of Rachmaninoff’s ...

The long, unbroken chain of grand Russian pianists never seems to end. And you can count the Moscow-born Nikolai Lugansky as a significant new link — especially after listening to this recital at the ...