Diary entries
September 27 1905 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: This was the Moscow premiere of the opera, which had been produced in St Petersburg the previous year. Keldysh (p. 218) highlights that the St Petersburg production had been undertaken by a private opera company, also noting Rimsky-Korsakov's situation in the complex politics of the time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 30 1905 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Kerzin’s Concert Series. Satina notes the possibility that Lyadov's Intermezzo, op. 8, was also performed at this concert, which Martyn confirms (p. 544).
November 26 1905 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Kerzin’s Concert Series. Satina noted only the Introduction from Mussorgsky's opera, while Keldysh (p. 222) and Martyn (p. 545) include the Hopak as well. A review in the Moskovskiye Listok on November 29 confirms the works, and provides the order of the program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 18 1905 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina indicates that this symphony concert was a Benefit for the Mutual Aid Society, for the Members of the Orchestra. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.