ABSTRACT
The proprietors of the Pantheon were clearly unhappy at the way in which events were unfolding, and the decision was taken that in 1790 a vigorous challenge must be mounted. In September, the London papers began to report rumours as to who was to lead the Pantheon Grand Concert in 1790. As The Times's puff clearly implies, there was every reason to believe that the Pantheon Concert would be very fashionable. With the leadership of the 1790 Pantheon series apparently still an open question, Johann Peter Salomon went to extraordinary lengths to ingratiate himself with the Susan Burney family. Burney, with the Pantheon leadership in his gift and Salomon expressing interest, had perhaps used his influence to procure a musical visit for his daughter, to make up for her disappointment over the Herr Scheeners. Salomon, meanwhile, had by no means finished his campaign to ingratiate himself with the Burneys.
