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Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in the Novgorod Governorate on April 1, 1873 , and died in Beverly Hills, California on March 28, 1943 . He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the United States . Rachmaninoff was a composer , pianist , conductor , musicologist , and virtuoso .
Rachmaninoff was educated at the Moscow Conservatory , Saint Petersburg Conservatory , and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia . His work spanned several genres, including opera , symphony , classical music , piano concerto , and piano miniature .
Among Rachmaninoff's notable works are Piano Concerto No. 2 , Prelude in C-sharp minor , Symphony No. 1 , Piano Concerto No. 1 , All-Night Vigil , Suite No. 1 , Morceaux de salon , Scherzo in D minor , Prince Rostislav , and Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 . He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society .
