1873. Madame Julie Rivé-King, noted American pianist, made her début in Cincinnati, O.
1874. Jan. 10. Volkmann's Serenade in D minor given by Theodore Thomas, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
1874. Jan. 24. Rubinstein's character sketch "Ivan IV" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas, and
1874. Jan. 28. Meyerbeer's "Inauguration March."
1874. Feb. 14. George F. Bristow's "Arcadian Symphony" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, also Gade's overture to "Michael Angelo."
1874. May 8. Bach's Passion Music according to St. Matthew given, in part, by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston. Selections had been given May 13, 1871, and the work was given complete, in two concerts in 1879.
1874. May 14. Hofmann's "Hungarian Suite"; the overture to Gounod's "Le Médecin Maigré Lui"; and C. M. von Weber's overture to "Abu Hassan" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1874. May 20. Gounod's overture to "Mireille" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1874. May 21. Hiller's "Dramatic Fantasia," and Saint-Saën's "Marche Héroïque" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1874. July 16. Sullivan's overture to "The Tempest"; July 29, Massenet's "Scènes Pittoresques"; and July 30, Ferdinand David's "Festival March," given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.