November 9 1908

There has been confusion about the date of this concert: in her Library of Congress materials, Satina listed it for November 9, although Martyn listed a concert in Amsterdam on this date, noting only a performance of the Symphony no. 2. Martyn listed a concert in Antwerp on November 27, with the program as outlined here plus Rachmaninoff's Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18. Satina, who relied on Rachmaninoff's notebook as her source, did not list any performance on November 27. Adding further to the confusion, Satina contradicted herself in 'Vospominania', noting a concert on November 9 in Amsterdam. The attached press notices and newspaper reviews indicate that November 9 is the correct date for this concert in Antwerp. Satina also included Rachmaninoff's concerto in the program, yet it is not mentioned in any of the press materials, nor Rachmaninoff having any performance role apart from conductor, raising doubt about whether it was performed. In a letter Rachmaninoff wrote to Morozov from Antwerp on November 6, he indicated that he was to play his Second Concerto but he also noted the excessive length of the program and the shortness of rehearsal time. Given that the concerto is not mentioned in reviews, a decision might have been made subsequently to not include it. No second conductor's name is noted specifically in relation to the concerto, but Lod Mortelmans, the director of the orchestra, could have been planned as the conductor if its performance took place. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.