New York Philharmonic Although the program indicates that this was the New York premiere of Wallingford Riegger's Canon and Fugue, the National Orchestral Association actually gave the world premiere of this work at Carnegie Hall on February 14, 1944. Stephen Spackman. "Riegger, Wallingford." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/23432>. symphony orchestra performance 1949-12-01T20:45:00