Warsaw, Poland
National Philharmonic Hall
Romeo and Juliet
Tchaikovsky
Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Rachmaninoff
The Rock, op. 7
Rachmaninoff
Birnbaum, conductor
Philharmonic Society Symphony Orchestra. Zdizisław Birnbaum, conductor.
Rachmaninoff's role
Concerto Soloist and Solo Pianist
Notes
Apetian indicated that Rachmaninoff played some of his preludes and etudes-tableaux at this concert, but did not know which. Keldysh (p. 348) believed that Rachmaninoff's Concerto no. 2 was performed at this concert, however the performance of op. 30 is confirmed in the History of Russian Music (vol. 10V, book 2, p. 476). A note to letter 495 in Literaturnoye nasledie (vol. 2, p. 398) confirms op. 30, also stating that 'three etudes-tableaux' from op. 33, 'Lilacs', Barcarolle, op. 10, no. 3, and Polka de W.R. were played as solos. The order of the program is according to Rachmaninoff's letter to Zataevich (no. 495), which indicates 'solos' would be played after The Rock, op. 7, making it unclear whether the listed piano pieces were programmed, or whether all were given as encores (as the note to the letter appears to indicate). In the Gregorian Calendar, this date was January 23. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.