One of Rachmaninov's most famous pieces, this prelude, one of a set of five, was written when he was nineteen. Rachmaninov was himself a very accomplished pianist (he had very large hands which no doubt helped). He also loved fast cars and speedboats. 

And for the classical music buffs among you, on 16 January 1910 no lesser a figure than Gustav Mahler conducted Rachmaninov playing his own third piano concerto at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Applications for the Micro-Internship Programme are open until 2 November 2026. The programme offers from to two to five day voluntary learning and development opportunities with a diverse range of organisations during weeks 9 and 10 of Michaelmas term.

First term, first day, first lecture. And so it begins. The learning thing. The quest for human understanding.