Diary entries
January 30 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 2 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 3 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 8 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 12 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 15 1898 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Chaliapin played the role of the Mayor in this production. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
April 19 1899
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor and Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this was Rachmaninoff’s first appearance in England. The concert was the 3rd in the season of the Philharmonic Society of London. Satina indicates that the program was copied from the book ‘History of the Philharmonic Society of London: 1813-1912’, p. 462. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 15 1899 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that Rachmaninoff accompanied Chaliapin and Bremsen. It is not clear what music was played by Goldenweiser, and it is possible that Satina only copied the works from the program in which Rachmaninoff performed. She did not note who sang the bracket of songs by Rimsky-Korsakov. Satina also indicates that this concert was held under the auspices of the Ladies’ Committee for Prisoner Welfare. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 17 1900 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor and Chamber Musician
Notes: Details of this concert are in the Glinka Museum of Musical Culture.
March 9 1900 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina cites Apetian, p. 183, and notes that it was the first performance of ‘Fate’. There is a possibility that dates have been mixed with this concert, and it could have occurred on September 3 1900. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1900 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist and Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this was a symphony concert held under the auspices of the Ladies’ Committee for Prisoner Welfare. Satina also notes that the order of compositions performed is unknown. This was the first performance of the two movements from the Second Piano Concerto. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 27 1901 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this was the first performance of the complete Concerto. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 24 1901 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina indicates that this was the 3rd concert of the season of the Philharmonic Society, citing Apetian, p. 197, as her reference. This was the first performance of Rachmaninoff’s Suite no. 2. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 2 1901 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this concert was held under the auspices of the Ladies’ Committee for Prisoner Welfare. This was the first performance of Rachmaninoff’s Sonata for piano and cello, op. 19. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 26 1902 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor
Notes: Satina cites Apetian, p. 207, as her reference. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 9 1903
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: This date was not recorded by Satina in her list of European concerts. The details are supplied from the website of the Vienna Symphony. At the time, the orchestra was known as the Wiener Concertverein.
February 9 1903 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this was a concert held under the auspices of the ‘Society for Improving the Conditions of Teacher’s Life in Moscow Public Schools’, and that V. Petrovna, Antonina Nezhdanova, and Leonid Sobinov also took part. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 10 1903 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Piano Soloist and Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this was a concert held under the auspices of the Ladies Committee for Prisoner Welfare. Satina cites Apetian, p. 221-222, as her reference. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 3 1903 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Piano Soloist
Notes: Satina indicates that Rachmaninoff included his Preludes in D minor and D major among the set. Which concerto by Popper was played is not indicated. The concert began at 9pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 15 1903 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist and Piano Soloist
Notes: Satina notes that this was the 3rd concert in the season of Alexander Siloti. Satina also notes that this was the first performance of the works by Goedicke and Rimsky-Korsakov. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 13 1903 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Conductor and Chamber Musician
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 16 1904 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this was a benefit concert held under the auspices of ‘the Society for the Aid of needy Medical Students – Attendants at the Old St Catherine’s Hospital’. Satina also indicates that this was the first performance of the work by Glazunov. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
January 18 1904 (Julian calendar)
Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician
Notes: Satina notes that this was the first appearance of Rachmaninoff in one of Kerzin’s concerts. Satina cites Apetian, p. 230, as her reference. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.