Die Aufführung der 8. Symphonie [12.3.1909] wird im Los Angeles Herald Nr. 3 auf S. 18 (= S. 8 des 2. Teils) angekündig

"       MUSICAL WORLD

[...]

     Max Fiedler, the new conductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra, has two symphonies that are novelties on the list the coming season: Bruckner's Eighth, which has never been played in Boston, and possibly never in this country, and a new symphony by Paderewski which will be given its first performance when the composer-pianist visits Boston after the first of the year. [... weitere Werke ... Solisten ...]." (*).

Ähnlich schreibt The Anaconda Standard Nr. 31 (Anaconda, Montana) auf S. 18 (= S. 2 des 2. Teils):

"SYMPHONY'S NOVELTIES.

     Max Fiedler, the new conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has made public a partial list of the novelties which he expects to produce during the coming season. There are two symphonies on the list–Bruckner's eighth, which has never been played in Boston and possibly never in this country, and a new symphony by Paderewski, which will have its first performance anywhere when the composer-pianist visits Boston after the first of the year. [... weitere Werke ... Solisten ...]." (**).

Gleichlautend damit der Artikel in The Minneapolis Tribune Nr. 118 auf S. 22:

"           Boston Symphony Season.

MAX FIEDLER, the new conductor [... wie oben ...]." (***).

Andere und ausführlichere Informationen über Fiedler bringen The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Nr. 45 auf S. 8:

"            MUSICAL MATTERS

[...]

    Some news of Mr. Fiedler, the new conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is given by the indefatigable Philip Hall who slumbers not nor sleeps when he wanders with the joy of the lark in the morning, in the fields where knowledge grows. [...  Fiedlers Einstellung zu moderner Musik (positiv), zu einigen Komponisten ... über die Zukunft der Musik ...].

     The catholicity of Mr. Fiedler's taste is also proved by the respect in which he holds Anton Bruckner. He admits the diffuseness, the irritating repetitions, the seeming lack of form and cohesion, but he puts the highest value on the musical ideas that the symphonies contain and on the occasional sublimity of the expression. The eighth symphony, which is to Mr. Fiedler the strongest, will be performed here this season.

     Another composer–and he is living–that appeals to Mr. Fiedler is Jan Sibelius [...]." (°).