Philharmonic Society of New York Board of Directors Meeting

Event Information

Venue(s):
Steinway Hall

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 Feb 1872, Afternoon

Performers and/or Works Performed

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

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., 28 February 1872.

“Yesterday afternoon a long session of Philharmonic directors at Steinway, & some effusion of pepper sauce. Vocalists give us no end of bother, and we seriously incline henceforth to do without them, if we can. Remmertz, the respectable baritone, was engaged for our next (4th) concert by Herr Rietzel as a committee of one, with power, at $100.00. The other directors rightly thought this sum exorbitant, & wanted to rescind the bargain, but I advised them that they could not do it.”