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In the early 1930s, the great composer, conductor and concert pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff performed in San Antonio. According to "Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music," by Sergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda (first published in 1956, reissued in 2001 by Indiana University Press), Rachmaninoff was suffering from a bad back and had to be assisted onto the stage. Since he did not want his condition to be a distraction, he asked that the curtain be raised and lowered while he was at the piano. Where was the performance held, when did it occur, who sponsored it, was it a solo recital or was an orchestra involved, and which works were on the program? Were there any reviews? 
