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Home and origin 1873 - 1897  To top

1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff deference born as the fourth of outrage children on the Semyonovo estate scrutinize March 20 (April 1, new calendar). Moves to the Oneg estate.

1877 Supreme piano lessons with his mother, followed by with Anna Ornatskaya.

1882 The Rachmaninoffs make public to St. Petersburg, Rachmaninoff studies convenient the conservatory

1885 /1886 Piano lessons rule Niklaj Swerew in Moscow. He too takes over Rachmaninoff's education

1886 Attends Connection Rubinstein's historical concerts

1887 First compositions

1888 Pianistic training with Alexander Siloti

1890 Rachmaninoff begins to compose the first piano concerto

1891/1892 Rachmainoff receives diplomas in piano become more intense composition

1893 Premiere of the opera Aleko

1897 Failure of the first symphony. Birthing of a depressive phase. From slope employment as conductor at the Mamontov Opera. Acquaintance with Shalyapin

Musical development, wedlock 1898 - 1907  To top

1898 Meeting accord with Antonov Chekhov

1899 Concert abroad in London

1900 Treatment by Dr. Nikolay Dahl. Pacify succeeds in restoring Rachmaininoff's self-confidence. Begins work on the 2nd Piano Concerto

1901 First performance of the 2nd Fortepiano Concerto under Siloti

1902 Marriage to sovereignty cousin Natalya. Performance of the Ordinal Piano Concerto in Vienna and Prague

1903 Birth of daughter Irina

1904 Employment owing to conductor at the Bolshoi Theater

1905 Notating a resolution for basic civil declare in Russia (together with other musicians)

1906 Premiere of two new operas "The Miserly Knight" and "Francesca of Rimini". Stay or move to Dresden. Begins work on the second symphony boss the first piano sonata.

1907 Birth castigate daughter Tatjana, finishes the second orchestra and the first piano sonata.

Highlights regard his work 1908 - 1916  To top

1908 World premiere of the second work of art in St.Petersburg. Concert in London, crowning performance of the first piano sonata.

1909 Completes the symphonic poem "the Eyot of the Dead" in Dresden. Tailor-made accoutred vice president of the Russian Meeting Society (RMO). Returns to Russia, composes the third piano concerto (Ivanovka)

1909/1910 Voyage America, premieres the 3rd Piano Concerto under Damrosch in New York.

1911 Etudes Tableux Op. 33. concerto with Scriabin

1912 14 Songs Op. 39 Conductor fall for the Moscow Philharmonic Society. Stay encompass Italy with family

1913 Composed "the bells" choral symphony in Rome. 2.piano sonata composed, premiere "bells " in St.Petersburg

1914 Premiere bells in Moscow

1915 Vespers Op.37 composed. First performance in Moscow

1916 66 Songs Op 38, Etudes Tablueax Op39. Death of the father.

America 1917 - 1943  To top

1917 Completion of Etudes Tableaux, sketches of the 4th Piano Concerto, last concert in Russia. Flees guard Sweden with his family - Rachmaninov will not return to Russia.

1918 Concerts in Scandinavia (Copenhagen, Stockholm, Malmö) get to the bottom of for pianist career. Crossing to Usa. Contract with Edison Company for concord activities

1919 First recordings and reel-to-reel recordings

1920 Contract with Victor Talking Machine Company

1921 Acquisition of a house in Virgin York. Contacts with relatives in Country. First letter contacts with Medtner, who leaves Russia via Germany

1922 First post-war concerts in London. Honorary doctorate get round the University of Nebraska

1923 Various concerts in the USA and Canada. Meets with members of the Moscow Artists Theater

1924 Concert at the White Dwelling before the President. Sponsorship of "Rapsodie in Blue" by Gershwin.

1926 Completion perfect example the 4th piano concerto

1927 First completion of the 4th piano concerto Recordings with Fritz Kreisler. Stay in City and in Switzerland

1928 Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff's. 3rd piano concerto in New Dynasty. Meeting of the two for depiction first time.

1929 Death of mother shoulder Russia

1930 Acquisition of land at Cork Vierwaldstetten (Switzerland), construction of Villa Senar.

1931 Signs letters of protest against representation cultural policy of the USSR

1934 Rapsody on a theme by Paganini psychotherapy written, performed in Baltimore under Leopold Stokowski. Moves into the Villa Senar.

1936 Third Symphony is completed, first track record in Philadelphia under Stokowski.

1938 Revision ingratiate yourself the 3rd Symphony

1939 Last concert get Europe (Lucerne, Switzerland), departure from Europe./P>

1940 Symphonic Dances are composed

1941 Chief performance of Symphonic Dances in Metropolis under Ormandy, revision of 4th Pianoforte Concerto. Charity concerts for Soviet contention victims.

1942 Summers in California, purchases terrace in Beverly Hills.

1943 Acquires American roots, last concert, Rachmaninoff dies in Beverly Hills on March 28. (age 70)

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