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Artists recreating our world with Rachmaninoff as a guide and partner

Ralph Bathurst1*
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1 School of Management, Massey Business School, Massey University, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
AC 2024, 2(1), 2126 https://doi.org/10.36922/ac.2126
Submitted: 27 October 2023 | Accepted: 20 December 2023 | Published: 4 March 2024
© 2024 by the Author (s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
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Abstract

This paper proposes that artists be at the forefront of community recovery in our post-COVID-19 world. To achieve this proposition, it delves into the early professional life of the renowned Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943), notably focusing on his sense of failure after the premiere of his first symphony and his subsequent recovery. It examines the importance of mentors who support professionals through early career mistakes, the significance of learning the limits of risk-taking, and the value of failure as guidance for development. Rachmaninoff’s contribution to humanity is profound, as evidenced by the enduring performance of his music in concert halls around the globe, making him an appropriate guide and partner in fulfilling the recovery agenda.

Keywords
Career development
Diplomacy
Failure
Leadership
Music
Political skill
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