Haydn’s Symphony No.100 was first performed on 31 March 1794 at the Hanover Square Rooms under the direction of Salomon as concertmaster with the composer himself at the fortepiano. The work was an instant success and was repeated a week later on 7 April as reported here:

“Another new Symphony, by Haydn, was performed for the second time; and the middle movement [the Allegretto] was again received with absolute shouts of applause. Encore! encore! encore! resounded from every seat […]. It is t...