Chicago Symphony Orchestra Title: Concert Francais Entered from photocopy of program (1st page only), courtesy of Chicago Symphony Archives. See review: The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 08 March 1898. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1898-03-08/ed-1/seq-5/" target="_blank">Link to review</a> U.S. PREMIERE of Cesar Franck's VARIATIONS SYMPHONIQUES U.S. PREMIERE of Camille Saint-Saens' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 IN F MAJOR, OP. 103 symphony orchestra performance 1898-03-07T14:15:00