Alexander Siloti
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Alexander Ilyich Siloti was a Russian virtuoso pianist, conductor and composer.
Siloti (left) with Tchaikovsky (right).
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between June 1900 and April 1901. The piece established his fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces.
Rachmaninoff in 1897, after the premiere of his First Symphony
Alexander Siloti (left) with Rachmaninoff (right)
First eight bars of the concerto