To celebrate the one hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov (born April one, one thousand eight hundred seventy-three) Decca Classics is releasing twenty podcasts in which leading musicians discuss and carry out his work, and two of his biographers discuss some of his most innovative creations. Additionally, Rachmaninov’s son, Alexander, remembers his father, and the composer himself can be heard performing some of his music. Starting in early April and running throughout the year, the podcasts are produced in collaboration with the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation, with all the music illustrations taken Decca’s thirty-two CD box set, 'Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Works' which contains every composition Rachmaninov wrote, including some unpublished music.

There are also readings of some of the composer’s letters. Among the eleven artists discussing Rachmaninov are Hélène Grimaud, Peter Jablonski, Sergei Leiferkus, Sir Antonio Pappano, Mikhail Pletnev, and Joan Rodgers, and the podcasts are presented and produced by Jon Tolansky.