Moscow, Russia
Assembly of the Nobility, Small Hall
Andante for String Orchestra
Rachmaninoff
Arrangement of the slow movement from the First String Quartet
Concerto for piano in D minor, first movement
Rubinstein
Rachmaninoff, piano
Concerto for piano in F minor, first movement
Henselt
Scriabin, piano
Variations on a Theme by Haydn (arr. for two pianos)
Brahms
Samuelson and Pressman, pianos
Student orchestra. Vasily Safonov, conductor. Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, piano. Samuelson and Pressman, piano.
Rachmaninoff's role
Concerto Soloist
Notes
Satina indicates that this was a student concert ‘for the benefit of the needy students’. Threlfall and Norris list a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Deus Meus also on this date, although at the Conservatory, with the composer conducting, as does Martyn (p. 532). Keldysh (p. 43), however, indicates the concert was held in the small hall of the Noble Assembly, referencing a review in Moskovskiye Vedomosti to confirm the location, which also praises Rachmaninoff's contribution as both pianist and composer. Keldysh further notes the Andante from Rachmaninoff's String Quartet, arranged for string orchestra, was performed, along with works by Konyus and Koreshchenko. Keldysh previously raised doubt (p. 39) about the performance of Deus Meus under Rachmaninoff's baton at this concert, and on the basis of the detailed and comprehensive review - which does not refer to any choral works - it must be presumed that the work was not performed. Performances by students in the violin class, the solo vocal class, as well as a work for harp and a work for clarinet, are noted in the review. The order of the works noted above is not known. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.