On February 7 , 1904 , under the direction of Cordelás , the orchestra gave its first public concert at the Teatro Real and presented the following program : At the beginning , Cordelás sought to impose a break with Madrid custom by performing each concert in two parts separated by one interval , rather than in three parts , and playing in the afternoon at 3 p.m. , instead of at night .
The orchestra gave its first public concert under the conductor , Alonso Cordelás on 7 February 1904 at the Teatro Real .