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Madrid, September 20 1974. Express. Maestro , 22 Square de 1'Avenue Foch, 75016.

Dear Maestro,

At last I think I have enough information to give you a fairly clear picture of the possibilities for November-December. I naturally understand that you will not wish to accept anywhere near all these proposals and each society has been warned that there is only a slight chance of your agreeing to come. You know that we shall be delighted with what ever you accept.

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA: Any date at the end of November, beginning of December would suit them. There are daily direct flights (2 hours in DC-9) from Madrid and Malaga. I am told that the Steinway is the same one you played on there ten years ago and that you liked it (according to theml). In any case I have asked some Spanish pianists who played there recently and they say it is a good , rather like the one in Valencia, which I know you liked. The fee would be 250.000 ptas plus return air fares from Madrid or Malaga.

SAN SEBASTIAN: Again, any date would suit them and I seem to remember your liking the piano when you were last there in December 1971. There are daily flights from Madrid (1 hour 20 minutes in Fokker Friendship) and the fee would be 250.000 ptas. The only snag is that Calpasoro is still there (he would wait for your recital before leaving to spend the winter in Alicante) and there is always the risk that he ■ /■

ALFONSO DE OUESADA I ENHIQUE DE QUESADA j ERNESTO DE OUESADA Jr. Lavalie, 1171, Piso 3.°, Of. 2 Don Disco, Edlf. Karam, local 3 - Av. Urdaneia ! J. M. Marroquí. 28-405 - ARGENTINA • 101, VENEZUELA MEXICO 1, D. F. ■ MEXICO Cables: MUSICDANIEL Cables: MUSIDANIEL , Cables: MUSICDANIEL will organize bus and train-loads full of Marquesas and duquesas from all over the land to San Sebastian for the concert and cap it all with one of his little improvising sessions on his organ!

BILBAO and/or PAMPLONA: Could be combined by car with San Sebastian and both are still investigating the situation with their halls. Unfortunately are financially worse off and could only go to 200.000 ptas. but Pamplona could manage the same fee as San Sebastian. In Bilbao you quite liked the piano but found it lacked strength but in Pamplona you liked the piano very much. San Sebastian- Bilbao is 120 kilometers and San Sebastian-Pamplona is 87; the distance between Bilbao and Pamplona is 159 kilometers.

LA CORUnA: This means flying to airport and again there are daily flights (1 hour B272) from Madrid. The road Santiago- La Coruna is a good one, without curvas, and the distance is 60 kilometers. I think you liked the piano there and the fee would be 250.000 ptas.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: The Caja de Ahorros would love to arrange a recital but they do not have a theatre. They tell me that they have a beautiful old church with wonderful acoustics, but I don't know how you would feel about that. The piano would be the same as in La Coruna and the fee would be 250.000 ptas.

OVIEDO: This would be organized by the impresario of the theatre as the society has no money. It could easily be combined with Santiago or La Coruna as there are direct flights Santiago-Oviedo three days a week (30 minutes in B 727). The piano would come from Madrid which means it would be the same as you had in Alicante and liked very much; we could also arrange for this piano to go to Santiago as I think you might prefer it to the one in La Coruna. The fee would be 250.000 ptas.

PALMA DE MALLORCA: You like the piano but are never too happy with the public and the atmosphere. As you can imagine the man there is pestering me every hour of every day for you to go there, and the fee would be as in the other places.

BARCELONA: I have explained to them that you would not want to give another recital there and they are investigating the possibility of obtaining the orchestra. The Palau is not free until December 9 and > V

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I don't know whether you would be able to stay that long.

Unfortunately these dates are no good for either of the orchestras in MADRID. It occurs to me that it might be a very good idea to arrange your visit to in two halves which would mean your undertaking what ever you chose from the above in November-December and then fix some dates for the Spring time which would give Madrid and Barcelona a chance to obtain their orchestras.

Naturally we make it a condition that Sr. Clavero should prepare the for you.

I hope to have a chance to discuss all this with you, and when I know which engagements you would prefer to accept, I will immediately let you have all past programs so that you can decide what you would like to play in due course.

With all affectionate greetings to you and Mrs. Rubinstein, Paris, Sept. 26,1974

Miss a. Whitestone Daniels Conciertos Dos Madrazo 18 Madrid 14

Dear Miss Whitestone,

_ . i, J ih'!, I’eoei'rsi your two charming lettera of Sept.14 and 20.thanks.

I see with .joy that practically the whole Y 110 getting tired of listening to me the final decision remains -ith* ” me, and- .T^cannot- ”*iive ’ it to you until after my first 3 concerts in Holland ; a 3"aAUGi’’j2i Rotterdam»Hilton Hotel, and Get. S Amsterdam, Amstel Hotel, as T want to pass my own there as to my possibilities and physical resistance.

. s, ° Please do not discourage the various October1lo!Pa n Ut *el1 the” 1 W111 glVe an an3wer after

Yours most cordially,

Arthur Rubinstein