The Monument to

Sergei Rachmaninov Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

(russian: link=no, Памятник Сергею Рахманинову) was installed in 1999 in Moscow on

Strastnoy Boulevard Strastnoy Boulevard, (russian: Страстной Бульвар) is a major boulevard in Moscow. It begins in the Tverskoy District by Pushkin Square, Tverskaya Street and Tverskoy Boulevard. The boulevard ends at Petrovka Street, although east ...

. The authors of the monument are sculptors O. K. Komov, A. N. Kovalchuk and architect Yu. P. Grigoriev. The monument has the status of a declared object of cultural heritage.

History and description

Originally a monument to the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943) was planned to be installed on the Tambov embankment. To work on the monument began the sculptor Oleg Komov (1932–1994), but he died, almost finishing his sculpture. For the installation of this monument, the sculptor's relatives asked for too high a fee, because of which they refused to install it in

Tambov Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna and ...

.Монумент Рахманинова сделал автор памятника Высоцкому

Комсомольская правда ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' (russian: link=no, Комсомольская правда; lit. "Komsomol Truth") is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper, founded on 13 March 1925. History and profile During the Soviet era, ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' w ...

от 22 июня 2006 Soon it was decided to install this monument in Moscow on Strastnoy Boulevard near House No. 5, where Rakhmaninov lived from 1905 to 1917. Completed the work of Oleg Komov, his pupil, sculptor

Andrei Kovalchuk Andrey Nikolayevich Kovalchuk (russian: link=no, Андрей Николаевич Ковальчук; b. 7 September 1959 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian sculptor. He holds the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation (awarded i ...

. Works on the installation of the monument were conducted under the guidance of Yury Rakhmaninov, the director of "Transinzhstroy", a relative of the composer.Москва — Рахманинову
// Музыкальное обозрение, Выпуски 181—192. 1999 The monument was unveiled on 12 November 1999. It was the world's first monumental monument to Rachmaninov. The ceremony was attended by Culture Minister Vladimir Egorov, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, Chairman of the Union of Russian Composers

Vladislav Kazenin Vladislav ( be, Уладзіслаў (', '); pl, Władysław, ; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав) is a male given name of Slavic origin. Variations include ''Volodislav'', ''Vlastislav'' and ''Vlaslav' ...

, President of the Rachmaninov Society Professor Viktor Merzhanov, Professor of the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

Alexei Kandinsky and

Yuri Rakhmaninov Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. * Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Ja ...

. The bronze sculpture of Rachmaninov is mounted on a cubic

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pedestal. The composer is depicted dressed in a concert suit and sitting, leaning on the back of a chair. There is a slight tension in his figure. A soft smile on his face. A thoughtful look is turned to the distance, towards the house in which he lived for many years.''Юрий Малов'
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References

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