Philharmonic Society of New York Private Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Dec 1871, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York;  Sebastian Bach Mills
2)
Symphony, no. 3, op. 153, F major
aka Im Walde; In the forest
Composer(s): Raff
3)
Concerto, piano, no. 1, op. 72, F-sharp minor
Composer(s): Reinecke
Participants:  Sebastian Bach Mills

Citations

1)
: 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., 29 December 1871.

“Private Philharmonic rehearsal this afternoon. Raff, Im Walde, & Reinecke’s piano concerto, rendered by Mills. The latter seems respectable & tolerable. The symphony grows on me. Certain of its points are beautiful, & no portion of it is absolutely dull & null.”