In May 1873, "Das Erste Europäische Damenorchester" ("The First European Ladies' Orchestra"), conducted by Amann-Weinlich, gave its first concert at the Musikverein in Vienna. There were forty players: 33 women, with 7 boys playing brass instruments. In the summer they gave evening concerts at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. In the following months the orchestra visited Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin and Paris, and later played in Italy and England. A reviewer wrote in "The Musical Standard" (1873, p. 376): "Mme. Amann Weinlich represents the perfect type of the grand priestess of the musical world. Her glance is comprehensive, her arm vigorous..." In 1876 they played in Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Germany. The orchestra later disbanded.