1905. Dec. 30. Webber's Symphony in C minor given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1905. The St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra formed under Walter Rothwell.
1905. Frederick Stock appointed conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
1905. The Institute of Musical Art established in New York City by Frank Damrosch.
1905-6. The guest conductors of the New York Philharmonic Society this season were:
| Willem Mengelberg | of Amsterdam, Holland |
| Victor Herbert | of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Max Fiedler | of Hamburg, Germany |
| Vasily Safonof | of Moscow, Russia |
| Ernst Kunwald | of Frankfort am Main, Germany |
| Fritz Steinbach | Cologne, Germany |
1906. Jan. 2. Guiraud's "Chasse Fantastique"; Faure's "Pavane"; Massenet's "Pastorale Mystique," from the opera "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"; Lalo's "Valse de Cigarette, Namouna"; Bruneau's "Préludes de l'Ouragan"; Sparck's "Légende," for saxophone and orchestra (production); Tiersot's "Danses Populaires Françaises," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.
1906. Jan. 9. First American appearance of Rudolph Ganz, noted pianist, with the Kneisel Quartet, in Boston.
1906. Jan. 20. Chausson's Symphony in B flat major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1906. Jan. 26. Tirindelli's symphonic poem "Tragi-Commedia" given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.