tə mˈɑːɹk ðə fˈɪftiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌv ɹˈætʃmɐnˌɪnɔfs dˈɛθ hˈaʊɚd ʃˈɛli ɡˈeɪv mˈɛni kˈɑːnsɚts ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl ɪnðə lˈaɪpsɪɡ dʒjˈuːɐndhˌaʊs ɔnðə dˈeɪ ɪtsˈɛlf twˈɛnti ˈeɪt mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd ɐ ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl æt ɹˈætʃmɐnˌɪnɔfs vˈɪlə ɪn lˈuːsɚn æt ðɪ ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kəmpˈoʊzɚz ɡɹˈændsʌn.
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Rachmaninoff's death Howard Shelley gave many concerts including a recital in the Leipzig Gewandhaus on the day itself (28 March 1993) and a recital at Rachmaninoff's villa in Lucerne at the invitation of the composer's grandson.