Sergei Rachmaninov
Russia’s Minister of Culture Vladimir Medina Finds the Rachmaninov family rather reluctant to his proposal of the composer’s reburial in Russia. The head of the Rachmaninov Foundation, Natalia Rachmaninov, widow of the composer’s grand-son, told the newspaper Izvestia that family members living in the United States, Costa Rica and France seem to be opposed to the transfer of Rachmaninov’s remains from the United States to Russia. According to Natalia Rachmaninov, the main obstacle is that in Sergei Rachmaninov’s grave two more people are buried: his wife and his daughter Irina. « Sergei was a deeply religious man. Is it possible to disturb the mortal remains of those buried with him? », says Natalia Rachmaninov.
