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Final recital
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Rachmaninov: 15 facts about the great composer
14. Final recital
By the time of his final tour in 1943 Rachmaninov was already seriously ill. It seems almost prophetic that his final recital on 17 February 1943 included Chopin’s famous funeral march. He died of melanoma a month later in Beverly Hills, four days before his 70th birthday.
