Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events

by Henry Charles Lahee

1872. Emil Sauret, noted French violinist, made his first concert tour in America.

1873. Jan. 9. Cherubini's overture to "Ali Baba" played in Boston.

1873. Jan. 18. Liszt's "Hirtengesang" from "Christus" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1873. Jan. 21. First concert of the Apollo Club of Chicago, given at Standard Hall. The club was organized Sept. 1872, with George P. Upton, president, and Silas Pratt, conductor.

1873. Feb. 15. Gade's Eighth Symphony (B minor) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1873. Mar. 13, Mozart's Pianoforte Concerto in A given by the Harvard Musical Association, in Boston.

1873. May 22. J. O. Grimm's Second Suite in Canon Form, given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1873. May 29. Brahm's Serenade in D given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1873. June 3. Production of John K. Paine's oratorio "St. Peter" at Portland, Me., with Emma Thursby, Adelaide Phillips, George Osgood, and Rudolphson as soloists.

1873. June 12. Svensden's First Symphony (in D) given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.