New York Symphony Orchestra Entered from advertisements and reviews in the New York Sun, New York Times, and New-York Tribune, and information in "First Performances in America to 1900" by H. Earle Johnson. Reviews indicate that Ysaye performed a selection by Bach as an encore, but does not identify the work. U.S. PREMIERE of Peter Tchaikovsky's VOYEVODE, OP. 78 The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 26 Nov. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1897-11-26/ed-1/seq-10/" target="_blank">Link to advertisement</a> The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 27 Nov. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1897-11-27/ed-1/seq-2/" target="_blank">Link to review</a> New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 27 Nov. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1897-11-27/ed-1/seq-6/" target="_blank">Link to review</a> "THE SYMPHONY SOCIETY.: A NEW COMPOSITION BY TSCHAIKOWSKY AND VIOLIN SOLOS BY YSAYE." New York Times (1857-1922), Nov 27 1897, p. 7. ProQuest. Web. 15 June 2020. symphony orchestra performance 1897-11-26T14:15:00