1897. June 25. H. R. Shelley's Symphony in E flat played at the Music Teachers National Association Convention in New York City.
1897. Sept. 22. Production of Gustav Strube's Violin Concerto (Op. 13) at the Worcester (Mass.) Festival, with F. Kneisel as soloist.
1897. Oct. 16. Glazunof's "Poème Lyrique" (Op. 42) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1897. Oct. 23. Rimsky-Korsakof's overture on Russian church themes, "La Grand Paque Russe," and Gernsheim's Violin Concerto in D major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1897. Oct. 29. Glazunof's Second Concert Waltz given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and on the 4th Nov. Glazunof's tableaux musicales "Printemps."
1897. Nov. 26. Chaikovsky's symphonic ballad "Voyvode" given by the Symphony Society in New York City.
1897. Dec. 3. Introduction to Act II of d'Albert's opera "Gernot," given by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Frederick Archer conductor.
1897. Dec. Production of Henry K. Hadley's First Symphony under direction of Anton Seidl, in New York City.
1897. Dec. 10. Raoul Pugno, French pianist, first appeared in the United States.
1897. Dec. 13. Massenet's opera "Le Portrait de Manon" given in French by the Society of Musical Arts, at the Astoria, New York City. Also C. Chaminade's ballet "Callirhoë," and on Dec. 21, an opera by V. Thompson and Aïme Lachaume, "In Old Japan," was produced.