, under Theodore Thomas.

1889. Mar. 30. Schubert's Overture in B given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1889. April 4. Brahms's Waltzes given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1889. April 20. J. K. Paine's symphonic poem, "An Island Fantasy"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1889. Aug. E. C. Phelps's "Elegy" for orchestra, produced at
Brighton Beach, New York, N. Y., by Anton Seidl.

1889. Sept. 29. Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra organized by Carl
Venth. Was in existence several years and produced a number of
minor compositions by American composers.

1889. Nov. 16. Eckert's Concerto for Violoncello (A minor), Max
Bruch's "Kol Nidrei" for 'cello and orchestra given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1889. Nov. 23. Arthur Foote's Suite for Strings produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1889. Dec. 4. Karl Goldmark's overture "In the Spring" given at a
concert of the Symphony Society in New York City.

1889. Dec. 7. Brahms's Violin Concerto in D played by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra with Franz Kneisel as soloist.

1889. Auditorium dedicated, in Chicago, Ill.

CHAPTER VII

1890-1900

The decade covered in this chapter was remarkable for progress in many
directions.

Large orchestras were established all over the country--Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, San Francisco, Los Angeles, widely scattered cities, were
among those which made serious efforts in the orchestral line, and
performed large orchestral works.

America became in a still greater degree the hunting ground of the
musical star who came from Europe, and swept the country of its loose
dollars, appearing both as soloist with these orchestras, and giving
recitals in the various cities.

Among pianists we had Busoni, who was, for a time, resident in Boston,
Vladimir de Pachmann, the great interpreter of Chopin, who was immensely
popular for some twenty-five years, and Paderewski, whose progress
through the country was marked by previously unheard of demonstrations.
It is said that thousands of people traveled many miles to see the train
pass in which he was traveling. Alfred Reisenauer came in 1895,
Slivinski, Alberto Jonas, Raoul Pugno, Siloti and Dohnanyi, were among
those who made their first appearances in America during this decade.

There was also a large list of violin virtuosi beginning with Adolf
Brodsky, who was followed by Henri Marteau, Cesar Thomson, Ondr