Jorge Bolet's final concerts

On 8 June 1989, JB gave his last public recital (in Berlin, Germany)

Mattheus Smits has sent me a photo of the last page of the schedule with a note:

"As you can see on this itinerary the last performance of Jorge with an orchestra was Rachmaninoff's third concerto in Herford and Paderborn. The conductor was Alun Francis. The performance was recorded and broadcasted by WDR.

"I was not able to attend but my good friend Hans did. Jorge told him that he had just come from Canada where he recorded the Chopin concertos. That means that the recording dates on the recording (25 +26 May ) are not correct. It was funny to Jorge and Alun Francis when they found out that they had worked together before, and that both of them did not remember that indeed they did. If I am not mistaken, they performed Brahms 2.

"When my friend Hans found out that the performance would be recorded (not digitally - which is rather strange, given the period) the recording team provided him with a copy immediately after the performance. After these two performances, Jorge made his way to Berlin for what was going to be his final public performance.

"I have always felt happy to know that Jorge was able to finish his "orchestral" career with a piece most dear to him."