The date of M. de Pachmann's pianoforte recital, being his only appearance this season, has been fixed for Thursday afternoon next, when the programme will, among other interesting things, include Grieg's "Ballade en forme de Variations", op. 24.

M. Vladimir de Pachmann, one of our leading pianists, gave a well-attended recital at St. James-hall yesterday afternoon, when his programme, as is usual on such an occasion, consisted of a miscellaneous selection, to the exclusion, however, of Beethoven or any of the so-called classical masters. Commencing with Weber, the artist gave a passing glance at Schumann, and after having turned to Edvard Grieg, the Norwegian, Liszt ("Au Bord d'une Source"), and Henselt, he plunged into Chopin, his favourite composer, in the interpretation of whose works he is without a living rival. A nocturne, the mazurka, op. 67, No. 4, the A-flat impromptu, op. 29, and other pieces, were gone through with a mastery of technique and an exquisite refinement of touch which fully deserved the applause they elicited. Grieg's little-known "Ballade en forme de Variations", full of the weird charm of northern music, was another interesting feature of the programme.