Combination Concert: 5th

“The audience gathered in the Academy of Music, last evening, on the occasion of the second of the Rubinstein-Wieniawski-Thomas concerts given in that house, was very numerous and enthusiastic. Mr. Rubinstein played Mozart’s concerto in D minor, and a number of less important pieces; Mr. Wieniawski’s principal performance was that of his own concerto No. 2; the orchestra recited the overtures to Gluck’s ‘Iphigenia in Aulis,’ and Wagner’s ‘Tannhaüser,’ and Berlioz’s admirable arrangement for the band of Weber’s ‘Invitation à la Danse.’”

“The Rubinstein-Thomas concerts given at the Academy of Music on Wednesday and yesterday evenings were eminently successful. In spite of the terrific storm on Wednesday a large audience attended the concert of that night, and last night the building was filled to its utmost capacity. Music lovers will long remember these occasions, when the great pianist and violinist combined with best American orchestra for the presentation of the noblest works of the great composers. “