1904. The Chicago Orchestra permanently endowed and Orchestra Hall built.
1904. American début of Luisa Tetrazzini took place at the Tivoli, in San Francisco, Cal.
1904. Coleridge Taylor visited America as the guest of the Coleridge Taylor Society of Washington, D. C.
1904. Emil Paur appointed conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (1904-1910).
1904-5. Johann Strauss's opera "Die Zigeunerbaron" given at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. This was produced in English at the Casino Feb. 15, 1886.
1904-5. Guest conductors of the Philharmonic Society, New York City, for this season were:
| Frederic H. Cowen | of London, England |
| Arthur Nikisch | of Vienna, Austria |
| E. Schuch | of Dresden, Germany |
| B. Glazunof | of St. Petersburg, Russia |
| C. V. Stanford | of London, England |
| E. Colonne | of Paris, France |
| Sir E. Elgar | of Malvern, England |
1905. Jan. 4. E. Chabrier's "Danse Slave" from the opera "Le Roi Malgré Lui"; A. Georges's "Prélude d'Axël"; H. Sitt's "Andante" for violin and orchestra; G. Sparck's symphonic poem, "Boabdil"; C. Forsyth's "Concerto in G minor" (first movement); Erik Satie's "Gymnopédies" numbers 1 and 2, orchestrated by C. Debussy; and J. Bordier's "Meditation on the seventh prelude of Bach," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.
1905. Jan. 20. Simandl's concert piece for double-bass and orchestra given by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
1905. Jan. 20. Elgar's concert overture "Froissart" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.