Diary entries

March 13 1937

London, England
Queen’s Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues. Threlfall and Norris indicate that Rachmaninoff’s transcription of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Bumble Bee was played in this concert, but it didn’t appear in Satina’s version of the program (nor in any other concert). LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 14 1937

Cardiff, Wales

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues, and that the Etudes-Tableaux are a set from op. 33, including C sharp minor, G minor, E flat minor, and E flat major. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 16 1937

Newcastle, England

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues, and that the Etudes-Tableaux are a set from op. 33, including C sharp minor, G minor, E flat minor, and E flat major. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 18 1937

Glasgow, Scotland

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues, and that the Etudes-Tableaux are a set from op. 33, including C sharp minor, G minor, E flat minor, and E flat major. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 20 1937

Edinburgh, Scotland

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues, and that the Etudes-Tableaux are a set from op. 33, including C sharp minor, G minor, E flat minor, and E flat major. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 23 1937

London, England
Chelsea Music Club

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 2 1937

Paris, France

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues. Satina notes that ‘the programs for these cities were copied from the letters written by Rachmaninoff’s secretary to the managers – Mr J Ysaye and Mr G Eugel.’ LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 8 1937

Vienna, Austria

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Chopin Mazurka in F minor is op. 7, no. 3, as it was played this season in other venues. Satina notes that ‘the programs for these cities were copied from the letters written by Rachmaninoff’s secretary to the managers – Mr J Ysaye and Mr G Eugel.’ LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 12 1937

Milan, Italy

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: According to Satina, a letter that she received from Milan indicates that it was possible that only the Rondo by Chopin was played at this concert. The works by Wagner-Brassin and Paganini-Liszt that was typically closing the European concerts in this season appear to have been replaced by the Kreisler transcription. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 18 1937

Detroit, MI, USA
Masonic Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 20 1937

New Haven, CT, USA
Woolsey Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 23 1937

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that this concert began at 8.45pm. Satina indicates that this was a ‘Special Concert for the Benefit of American Federation for Blind and for Pension Fund for the Orchestra’, and that Helen Keller was introduced at the interview by Dr J Finely. Satina also notes that the work by Rameau replaced the programmed Jeu des cartes of Stravinsky, and that the symphony by Brahms replaced Sibelius’ Symphony no. 5. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 24 1937

Buffalo, NY, USA
Elmwood Music Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 26 1937

Minneapolis, MI, USA
Northrup Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 27 1937

Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Hill Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 29 1937

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Music Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 30 1937

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Music Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 1 1937

Baltimore, MD, USA
Lyric Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 2 1937

Washington, DC, USA
Constitution Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 4 1937

Cleveland, OH, USA
Severance Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 6 1937

Cleveland, OH, USA
Severance Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 7 1937

Chicago, IL, USA
Orchestra Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 8 1937

Fargo, ND, USA
Festival Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 10 1937

Grand Forks, ND, USA
New High School Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 14 1937

St Louis, MO, USA
Municipal Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 15 1937

Ft Worth, TX, USA
Civic Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 17 1937

Bloomington, IN, USA
Fuld Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 19 1937

White Plains, NY, USA
County Center

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 20 1937

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is interesting to note the mention of Rachmaninoff's transcription of Flight of the Bumblebee in one of the attached reviews, as it appears never to have been programmed formally in a concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

November 22 1937

Dayton, OH, USA
Memorial Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.