Philharmonic Society of New York Public Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 September 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Apr 1875, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York;  Anna [soprano] Borie;  Julie Rivé
2)
Manfred, overture
Composer(s): Schumann
3)
Paradise and the Peri
Composer(s): Bennett
4)
Francs-juges, Les, overture
aka Franc juges
Composer(s): Berlioz
5)
Symphony, no. 5, op. 67, C minor
Composer(s): Beethoven
6)
Concerto, piano, no. 1, E-flat major
Composer(s): Liszt
Participants:  Julie Rivé

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 April 1875, 11.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 17 April 1875, 3.

“This old and well known society gave a public rehearsal (the last but one before the last concert of the season) yesterday afternoon, and despite the inclemency of the weather there was quite a fair attendance. The programme for the closing concert is an admirable one and diversified enough to suit all tastes. It commences with the ‘Manfred’ overture of Schumann, one of the most remarkable works of that gifted composer. Then follows the overture fantasia to ‘Paradise and the Peri’ by the recently deceased English musician, Sir W. Sterndale Bennett. Berlioz is represented by his whimsical overture, ‘Les Francs Juges,’ and Beethoven by his immortal Fifth Symphony, in C minor. The soloists at the concert will be [see above]. The last concert of the society promises to be the most interesting, and under Mr. Bergmann’s careful direction we may expect that ample judgment will be done to all those works.”