After 1820 he had disagreements with his fellow directors of the Philharmonic Society; Ries was of the opinion that his works were not adequately taken into account in the programming of concerts.
Ab 1820 kam es zu Zwistigkeiten mit seinen Mitdirektoren in der Philharmonic Society; Ries war der Auffassung, seine Werke würden bei der Programmgestaltung der Konzerte nicht angemessen berücksichtigt.