1869. May. 12, Schubert's "Italian Overture" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1869. June 15. First concert of the Peace Jubilee in Boston.
1869. July 20. Strauss's waltz "Wein, Weib, und Gesang" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1869. Dec. 2. Anna Mehlig, noted pianist, visited America and played at Miss Porter's School, Farmington, Conn. She appeared on Dec. 18, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
1869. Dec. 15. A season of six nights of Russian opera begun at the Théâtre Française, New York City, under Leon Jasievitch, with Levitzkaya as leading soprano, and Dimitri d'Agreneff, tenor. The opera "Askold's Tomb" was given.
1869. Dec. 30. Haydn's Fifth Symphony (in D) given by the Harvard Musical Association, in Boston.
1869. First of twenty-two annual tours made this season by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra.
1869-1874. Church Music Association, New York City. The first performance in America of Beethoven's Mass in D was given by this Association.
1870. Jan. 8. Raff's Second Symphony (in C) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.
1870. Jan. 22. A Russian Male Choir of nine voices, under Dimitri Agreneff Slaviansky, visited America.