Philharmonic Society of New York

And now, let's go back to 1870's New York!

This is the concert which is held by Philharmonic Society of New York on the date 

17th December,1870. As you can see on the concert program, you can see that the concert is only playing Beethoven's work.

This “Grand concert to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the birth of the illustrious Ludwig van Beethoven” featured the Seventh Symphony, a scene and aria from Fidelio, selections from Egmont, and the Fifth Piano Concerto with Mary Krebs as soloist. According to the program, the Egmont music was presented for the “first time.” Note the large number of German names among the musicians of the orchestra.