Philharmonic Society of New York Public Rehearsal: 2nd

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

07 Nov 1873, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 November 1873, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 November 1873, 9.

“Grand orchestra of 100 performers.”

3)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 07 November 1873.

“Philharmonic rehearsal no. 2. Ellie, Lucy [Derby], Dick [Richard Henry Derby], Louis, & Phil Sherwood. What a quantity of the purest happiness has been given to mankind by a great composer like Beethoven! But it’s no use talking. Gold is 106 ¼.”

4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 09 November 1873, 9.

Brief. “A new violinist has been engaged by the Philharmonic Society for their first concert.”