New York Philharmonic According to the New York Times review, Willem Pipjer's "Symphonic Epigrams", which was to have been a U.S. premiere, was not performed, due to late arrival of the orchestral parts. Downes, Olin. "MUSIC." New York Times (1923-Current file), Jan 03 1930, p. 16. ProQuest. Web. 1 Apr. 2019. symphony orchestra performance 1930-01-02T20:45:00