New York Symphony Orchestra Second Concert in honor of Camille Saint-Saens. Although program states that this was the New York premiere of Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No.5, in fact Theodore Thomas and the Chicago Symphony gave the U.S. premiere at Carnegie Hall on March 7, 1898 (also the New York/CH Debut of Chicago Symphony), with Raoul Pugno, piano. symphony orchestra performance 1906-11-18T15:00:00