Diary entries
November 1 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. Satina indicates that in this concert he would have played his own works. In other programs of this time, he frequently played his Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 3 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. Satina indicates that in this concert he would have played his own works. In other programs of this time, he frequently played his Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36. When Rachmaninoff played in this city it was known as Ekaterinodar. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 9 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Which Etudes-Tableaux, or how many, is not known, as is also the case for the Preludes. An interesting anecdote, although perhaps apocryphal, concerns Stepan Mirzoev, the director of the Tbilisi branch of the Russian Music Society. He claimed that he persuaded Rachmaninoff to sell him the piano that he toured with, which later was sold to the Tbilisi Conservatory where it apparently still resides. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 7 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. Satina indicates that in this concert he would have played his own works. In other programs of this time, he frequently played his Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 13 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. Satina indicates that in this concert he would have played his own works. In other programs of this time, he frequently played his Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 17 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. Satina indicates that in this concert he would have played his own works. In other programs of this time, he frequently played his Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 23 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was Alexander Siloti’s 3rd concert of the season. Satina also indicates that it was the first time that the Sonata no. 2, and the Polka de WR, were heard in St Petersburg. A reference to Apetian is cited, p. 442. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 30 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina notes that this was the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s, op. 35, also indicating that it was the 4th Symphony Concert of Alexander Siloti’s season. Satina also notes that the concert was repeated on December 13, but she was not sure of who conducted it on that occasion. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 3 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was Alexander Siloti’s 3rd concert of the season. Satina also indicates that it was the first time that the Second Piano Sonata, and the Polka de WR, were heard in Moscow. A reference to Apetian is cited, p. 442. Threlfall and Norris claimed that this was the first performance of Rachmaninoff’s Sonata no. 2, however previous dates on this tour for which program details are known indicate this not to be the case. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 8 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that the proceeds from this recital were given ‘to the needy Students of Moscow Women’s College’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 14 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina indicates that this is 3rd Symphony Concert in the season of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 18 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was the 4th Symphony Concert of the season of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 21 1913 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was the 4th Symphony Concert of the season of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 23 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 27 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was a concert of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 28 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina provides an interesting insight into Rachmaninoff’s thoughts about his travels when she observes the following: ‘in S. Rachmaninoff book it is written that he played January 15, 1914. Mr J. Tillett writes to S.S. that the concert was given January 28. It is correct in both cases, S.R. used apparently the date according to the old calendar’. Satina also notes that this was a recital arranged ‘by the Gentlemen’s Concerts’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 29 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 30 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that this was the 6th concert of the Bradford subscription series season. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 1 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist and Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 3 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 4 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 9 1914
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: No program details. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 8 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina notes that this was the 6th Symphony Concert in the season of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, beginning at 9pm. Satina also indicates that it was the first performance in Moscow of both Rachmaninoff’s, op. 35, and the works by Roger-Ducasses and Ravel. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 24 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 1 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina notes that this was the 7th Symphony Concert of the season of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, beginning at 9pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 22 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor and Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina indicates that this was the 8th Symphony Concert of the season of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, beginning at 9pm. The details of the songs are from Martyn. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 25 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina notes that this was the 1st concert in the season of the Moscow Branch of the Russian Music Society, given in memory of the late composer, A.K. Lyadov. Satina notes that it was the first performance of Lyadov’s Nénie. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 22 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that the exact order of the program is unknown. Satina also indicates that ‘the proceeds are given to help the wounded soldiers’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 24 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina writes that ‘the proceeds are given to help the wounded soliders’. Satina also cites a reference to Apetian, p. 454. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 26 1914 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that the order of the program is unknown. Satina also indicates that ‘the proceeds are given to help the wounded soldiers’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.