Diary entries

December 9 1941

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.

December 18 1941

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that this concert began at 8.15pm, and was the Gala Centennial Season. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 19 1941

New York, NY, USA
Carnegie Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that this concert began at 2.30pm, and was the Gala Centennial Season. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

December 20 1941

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

January 8 1942

Cleveland, OH, USA
Severance Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that while this was not the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s op. 45, these performances came within a week of it. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 10 1942

Cleveland, OH, USA
Severance Hall

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that while this was not the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s op. 45, these performances came within a week of it. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 12 1942

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Taft Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

January 16 1942

Columbia, SC, USA
Township Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 19 1942

Baltimore, MD, USA
Lyric Theater

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

January 25 1942

Chicago, IL, USA
Civic Opera House

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

January 28 1942

Brooklyn, NY, USA
Brooklyn Academy of Music

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 30 1942

Jamestown, NY, USA
High School Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. Satina notes that the keys of the Chopin Mazurkas were not given, but they have been copied from other concerts where the program was essentially the same. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 2 1942

Denver, CO, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. Satina indicates that a Chopin Waltz in A flat major was on the program, but does not note its exact placement. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 8 1942

Visalia, CA, USA
High School Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 12 1942

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

February 13 1942

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

February 15 1942

San Francisco, CA, USA
War Memorial Opera House

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 17 1942

San Diego, CA, USA
Russ Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 20 1942

Fresno, CA, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. Satina indicates that a Chopin Waltz in A flat major was on the program, but does not note its exact placement. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 22 1942

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Philharmonic Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

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

February 25 1942

Hollywood, CA, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

February 26 1942

Hollywood, CA, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

February 27 1942

Hollywood, CA, USA
Gramophone Recording

Rachmaninoff's role: Gramophone Recording

Notes: Barrie Martyn questions if it was only the Prelude that was recorded here.

March 3 1942

Dallas, TX, USA
McFarlin Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: It is likely that the Schubert Impromptu was op. 90, no. 4. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

May 9 1942

Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Hill Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that this was a concert given by the University Music Society, and that the concert began at 2.30pm. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

July 17 1942

Hollywood, CA, USA
The Hollywood Bowl

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

July 18 1942

Hollywood, CA, USA
The Hollywood Bowl

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

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

October 12 1942

Detroit, MI, USA
Masonic Auditorium

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina does not provide further information, but the Etude-Tableau in A minor could have been no. 2 or no. 6. The Liszt Sonetto del Petrarca could have been no. 104 or no. 123. The Waltz by Chopin could have been either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 16 1942

Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Syria Mosque

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina does not provide further information, but the Etude-Tableau in A minor could have been no. 2 or no. 6. The Liszt Sonetto del Petrarca could have been no. 104 or no. 123. The Waltz by Chopin could have been either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

October 20 1942

Paterson, NJ, USA

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The Waltz by Chopin could have been either op. 42, or op. 64, no. 3, or op. 69, no. 1, and the Etude-Tableau in A minor could have been either no. 2 or no. 6. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.