econd Concerto for cello given by the
Philadelphia orchestra, with Victor Herbert as soloist. Theodore
Thomas conductor.

1888. Feb. 18. H. Graedener's Overture given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1888. Feb. 24. Liszt's psalm "O Salutaris" for mezzo-soprano,
chorus and orchestra, given by the Symphony Society in New York
City, with Marianne Brandt as soloist.

1888. Feb. 25. Wagner's only Symphony (in C) given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1888. Feb. 28. Bungert's symphonic poem "Auf der Wartburg," and F.
Cowen's Fifth Symphony (in F) given by Theodore Thomas in New
York City.

1888. Mar. 2. Harry Rowe Shelley's "Grand Sonata" given by
Theodore Thomas in New York City.

1888. Mar. 8. R. Strauss's symphonic fantasia "Aus Italien" given
by Theodore Thomas in Philadelphia.

1888. Mar. 16. A. Bruckner's Fourth (Romantic) Symphony (E flat)
given at a concert in Chickering Hall, New York City, under
direction of Anton Seidl.

1888. Mar. 17. Mozart's Violoncello Concerto (Op. 193) given in
New York City by Theodore Thomas.

1888. April 3. MacDowell's First Pianoforte Concerto given at a
concert under direction of B. J. Lang, with B. F. Whelpley as
soloist, in Boston.

1888. April 6. Haydn's "Bear Symphony" (C major) given by Anton
Seidl at a concert in Chickering Hall, New York City.

1888. April 7. Karl Goldmark's Second Symphony (E flat major)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1888. April 14. Rheinberger's "Passacaglia" and Praeger's
symphonic poem "Life and Love, Battle and Victory" given in New
York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1888. April 16. Verdi's opera "Otello" presented at the Academy of
Music, New York City, under the management of Italo Campanini,
with Eva Tetrazzini as _Desdemona_, Campanini as _Otello_,
Scalchi as _Emilia_, and Galassi as _Iago_. Conductor Cleofonte
Campanini.

1888. July 19. Dvo[vr]ak's Symphonic Variations (Op. 78) given in
Chicago, by Theodore Thomas.

1888. Oct. 27. Overture to Peter Cornelius's opera "The Barber of
Bagdad" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1888. Nov. 10. The entr'acte to von Weber's "The Three Pintos,"
also Liszt's "Vogelpredigt des Heiligen Franz von Assisi," given
at a concert at Chickering Hall, New York City, under Anton
Seidl. At this concert Fritz Kreisler, noted Austrian violinist,