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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Founded	1891; 133 years ago
Location	Chicago, Illinois, US
Concert hall	Symphony Center
Music director	Klaus Mäkelä (Zell Music Director Designate, effective 2027)
Website	www.cso.org

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. Klaus Mäkelä was named music director-designate in 2024, with his first contractual season to begin in 2027. The orchestra's most recent music director is Riccardo Muti, whose tenure spanned the season's from 2010 to 2023, and he continues to perform on occasion as director-emeritus. The CSO is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five".^[1]

History

In 1890, Charles Norman Fay, a Chicago businessman, invited Theodore Thomas to establish an orchestra in Chicago. Under the name "Chicago Orchestra", the orchestra played its first concert October 16, 1891 at the Auditorium Theater. It is one of the oldest orchestras in the United States, along with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Orchestra Hall, now a component of the Symphony Center complex, was designed by Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham and completed in 1904. Maestro Thomas served as music director for thirteen years until his death shortly after Orchestra Hall was dedicated on December 14, 1904. The orchestra was renamed "Theodore Thomas Orchestra" in 1905, and today, Orchestra Hall still has "Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall" inscribed in its façade.

In 1905, Frederick Stock became music director, a post he held until his death in 1942. The orchestra was renamed the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913.

Subsequent music directors have included Désiré Defauw, Artur Rodziński, Rafael Kubelík, Fritz Reiner, Jean Martinon, Georg Solti, and Daniel Barenboim. Reiner famously lead the orchestra, including in a series of television appearances, the first in its history. He also planned but was unable to bring to fruition its first tour outside the United States.^[2] Later, Solti thought it was essential to raise the orchestra's international profile. He led it in a European tour in 1971, playing in ten countries. It was the first time in its 80-year history that the orchestra had played outside of North America.^[3] The orchestra received plaudits from European critics,^[4]^{[n 1]} and was welcomed home at the end of the tour with a ticker-tape parade.^[7]

On May 5, 2008, the CSO announced the appointment of Riccardo Muti as its 10th music director, starting with the 2010–2011 season^[8]^[9]^[10] After extending his stay several times, the CSO confirmed that Muti would conclude his active directorship of the orchestra at end of the 2022–2023 season.^[11]^[12] In September 2023, the orchestra granted Muti the title of Music Director Emeritus for life.^[13]

In 2022, Klaus Mäkelä first guest-conducted the CSO, and returned for a guest-conducting appearance in February 2023. In April 2024, the CSO announced the appointment of Mäkelä as its next music director, effective with the 2027–2028 season, with an initial contract of five years.^[14]^[15]

The orchestra has also hosted many distinguished guest conductors, including Thomas Beecham, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Edward Elgar, Morton Gould, Paul Hindemith, Erich Kunzel, Erich Leinsdorf, Charles Munch, Eugene Ormandy, André Previn, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Leonard Slatkin, Leopold Stokowski, James Levine, Richard Strauss, George Szell, Klaus Tennstedt, Michael Tilson Thomas, Bruno Walter, and John Williams. Many of these guests have also recorded with the orchestra. Carlos Kleiber made his only symphonic guest appearances in America with the CSO in October 1978 and June 1983.

The three principal guest conductors of the orchestra have been Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, and Pierre Boulez.

The CSO holds an annual fundraiser, originally known as the Chicago Symphony Marathon, more recently as "Radiothon" and "Symphonython", in conjunction with Chicago radio station WFMT. As part of the event, from 1986 through 2008, the orchestra released tracks from their broadcast archives on double LP/CD collections, as well as two larger sets of broadcasts and rarities (CSO: The First 100 Years, 12 CDs, 1991; CSO in the 20th Century: Collector's Choice, 10 CDs, 2000).

Ravinia Festival

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra maintains a summer home at the Ravinia Festival in Ravinia Park, Highland Park, Illinois. The CSO first performed there on November 20, 1905, during Ravinia Park's second year since its opening in 1904, and continued to appear there on and off through August 1931, after which Ravinia Park closed for four years due to the Great Depression.^[16] The year of Ravinia Park's re-opening, the CSO helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival on July 3, 1936,^[17] and has been in residence at the Festival every summer since. The one exception to this is during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the orchestra did not perform any concerts due to Ravinia announcing that it had cancelled all concerts for the 2020 season.^[18]

Many conductors have made their debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia, and several have gone on to become music director for the festival, including Seiji Ozawa (1964–68), James Levine (1973–93), and Christoph Eschenbach (1995–2003). James Conlon held the title from 2005 until 2015.^[19] The Ravinia Festival created an honorific title for James Levine, "Conductor Laureate", and signed him to a five-year renewable contract beginning in 2018. On December 4, 2017, after Levine was accused of sexual misconduct, the Ravinia Festival severed all ties with Levine, and terminated his five-year contract to lead the Chicago Symphony there.^[20] Marin Alsop served as the festival's first artistic curator from 2018 until 2019. She became its chief conductor and curator in 2021.

Recordings

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has amassed an extensive discography. Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus have earned sixty-five Grammy Awards from the Recording Academy. These include several Classical Album of the Year awards, awards in Best Classical Performance in vocal soloist, choral, instrumental, engineering and orchestral categories.

On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the orchestra recorded the Wedding March from Felix Mendelssohn's music to A Midsummer Night's Dream for Columbia Records. Stock and the CSO made numerous recordings for Columbia and the Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA Victor. The Chicago Symphony's first electrical recordings were made for Victor in December 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture. These early electrical recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios; within a couple of years Victor began recording the CSO in Orchestra Hall. Stock continued recording for Columbia and RCA Victor until his death in 1942.

In 1951, Rafael Kubelík made the first modern high fidelity recordings with the orchestra, in Orchestra Hall, for Mercury. Like the first electrical recordings, these performances were made with a single microphone. Philips has reissued these performances on compact disc with the original Mercury label and liner notes.

In March 1954, Fritz Reiner made the first stereophonic recordings with the CSO, again in Orchestra Hall, for RCA Victor, including performances of two symphonic poems by Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben and Also sprach Zarathustra. Reiner and the orchestra continued to record for RCA Victor through 1963. These were mostly recorded in RCA Victor's triple-channel "Living Stereo" process. RCA has digitally remastered the recordings and released them on CD and SACD. Jean Martinon also recorded with the CSO for RCA Victor during the 1960s, producing performances that have been reissued on CD.

Sir Georg Solti recorded with the CSO primarily for Decca Records. These Solti recordings were issued in the U.S. on the London label and include a highly acclaimed Mahler series, recorded, in part, in the historic Medinah Temple—some installments were recorded in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois (in Urbana), as well as in the Sofiensaal in Vienna, Austria. Many of the recordings with Daniel Barenboim were released on Teldec.

In 2007, the Chicago Symphony formed its own recording label, CSO Resound. After an agreement was reached with the Orchestra's musicians, arrangements were made for new recordings to be released digitally at online outlets and on compact disc.^[21] The first CSO Resound CD, a recording of Haitink's rendition of Mahler's Third Symphony, was released in the spring of 2007. Releases that followed included Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, Mahler's Sixth Symphony, and Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony (Grammy winner), all conducted by Haitink; Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony led by Myung-Whun Chung; "Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago" with the Orchestra's Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma (Grammy winner); and recordings of Verdi's Requiem (Grammy winner) and Otello, under the direction of Muti.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have recorded the music for two movies: Fantasia 2000 conducted by James Levine and Lincoln conducted by John Williams. Selections from the Orchestra and Chorus's recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion, conducted by Sir Georg Solti, were used in the movie Casino.

Broadcasts

The Chicago Symphony first broadcast on the radio in 1925. Though often sporadic, there have been broadcasts ever since. With the 1965–1966 season, Chicago radio station WFMT began regular tape-delayed stereo broadcasts of CSO concerts, running through the 1968–1969 season. They resumed from 1976 through the 2000–2001 season before ceasing due to lack of sponsorship. In 2007, the broadcasts once again resumed with a 52-week series. The broadcasts were originally sponsored by BP and air on 98.7 WFMT in Chicago and the WFMT Radio Network. They consist of 39 weeks of recordings of live concerts, as well as highlights from the CSO's vast discography.^[21]

The CSO appeared in a series of telecasts on WGN-TV, beginning in 1953. The early 1960s saw the videotaped telecast series Music from Chicago, conducted by Fritz Reiner and guest conductors including Arthur Fiedler, George Szell, Pierre Monteux, and Charles Munch. Many of these televised concerts, from 1953 to 1963, have since been released to DVD by Video Artists International.

Sir Georg Solti also conducted a series of concerts with the Chicago Symphony that were recorded for the European firm Unitel and were broadcast in the 1970s on PBS. They have subsequently been reissued by Decca Video on DVD.

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Frederick Stock founded the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the first training orchestra in the United States affiliated with a major symphony orchestra, in 1919. Its goal is to recruit pre-professional musicians and train them as high-level orchestra players. Many alumni have gone on to play for the CSO or other major orchestras. It is currently the only training orchestra sponsored by a major orchestra in North America.

The Civic Orchestra performs half a dozen orchestral concerts and a chamber music series annually in Symphony Center and in other venues throughout the Chicago area free of charge to the public.

Music directors and titled positions

Music Directors

Theodore Thomas (1891–1905)
Frederick Stock (1905–1942)
Désiré Defauw (1943–1947)
Artur Rodziński (1947–1948)
Rafael Kubelík (1950–1953)
Fritz Reiner (1953–1962; Musical Advisor, 1962–1963)
Jean Martinon (1963–1968)
Irwin Hoffman (1968–1969, Acting Music Director)
Sir Georg Solti (1969–1991)
Daniel Barenboim (1991–2006)
Riccardo Muti (2010–2023)^[22]
Klaus Mäkelä (designate, effective 2027)

Principal Conductor

Bernard Haitink (2006–2010)

Other Titled conductors

Carlo Maria Giulini – Principal Guest Conductor (1969–1972)
Claudio Abbado – Principal Guest Conductor (1982–1985)
Sir Georg Solti – Music Director Laureate (1991–1997)
Pierre Boulez – Principal Guest Conductor (1995–2006); Conductor Emeritus (2006–2016)
Riccardo Muti – Music Director Emeritus for Life (2023–present)^[23]

Composers-in-residence

John Corigliano (1987–1990)
Shulamit Ran (1990–1997)
Augusta Read Thomas (1997–2006)
Osvaldo Golijov (2006–2010)
Mark-Anthony Turnage (2006–2010)
Anna Clyne (2010–2015)
Mason Bates (2010–2015)
Elizabeth Ogonek (2015–2018)
Samuel Adams (2015–2018)
Missy Mazzoli (2018–2021)
Jessie Montgomery (2021–present)

Assistant / associate conductors

Arthur Mees – Assistant (1896–1898)
Frederick Stock – Assistant (1899–1905)
Eric DeLamarter – Assistant (1918–1933); Associate (1933–1936)
Hans Lange – Associate, (1936–1943); Conductor (1943–1946)
Tauno Hannikainen – Assistant (1947–1949); Associate (1949–1950)
George Schick – Assistant (1950–1952); Associate (1952–1956)
Walter Hendl – Associate (1958–1964)
Irwin Hoffman – Assistant (1964–1965); Associate (1965–1968); Conductor (1969–1970)
Henry Mazer – Associate (1970–1986)
Kenneth Jean – Associate (1986–1993)
Michael Morgan – Assistant (1986–1993)
Yaron Traub – Assistant (1995–1998), Associate (1998–1999)
William Eddins – Assistant (1995–1998); Associate (1998–1999); Resident (1999–2004)

Ravinia Festival

Walter Hendl – Artistic Director (1959–1963)
Seiji Ozawa – Music Director (1964–1968); Principal Conductor (1969)
István Kertész – Principal Conductor (1970–1972)
James Levine – Music Director (1973–1993)
Christoph Eschenbach – Music Director (1995–2003)
James Conlon – Music Director (2005–2015)
Marin Alsop – Artistic Curator (2018–2019); Chief Conductor and Curator (2020–present)

Honors and awards

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra was voted the best orchestra in the United States and the fifth best orchestra in the world by editors of the British classical music magazine Gramophone in November, 2008.^[24] The same was said by a panel of critics polled by the classical music website bachtrack in September, 2015.^[25]

In 2011, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame.^[26]

Grammy Awards

Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have earned sixty-five Grammy Awards from the Recording Academy.

Riccardo Muti, former music director, has won two Grammy Awards, both with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, for the recording of Verdi's Messa da Requiem on the CSO Resound label. Duain Wolfe, chorus director, has won two Grammy Awards for his collaboration with the Chorus, also for Verdi's Messa da Requiem on the CSO Resound label.

Bernard Haitink, former principal conductor, has won two Grammy Awards, including one with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the recording of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony on the CSO Resound label.

Pierre Boulez, former conductor emeritus and principal guest conductor, won twenty-six Grammy Awards including eight with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Boulez is the sixth all-time Grammy winner, behind Beyoncé (thirty-two), Sir Georg Solti (thirty-one), Quincy Jones (twenty-eight), Alison Krauss, and Chick Corea (twenty-seven each). Boulez also received the academy's 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sir Georg Solti, former music director and music director laureate, won thirty-one Grammy Awards. He received seven awards in addition to his twenty-four awards with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. In addition, Sir Georg Solti and producer John Culshaw received the first NARAS Trustees' Award in 1967 for their "efforts, ingenuity, and artistic contributions" in connection with the first complete recording of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Vienna Philharmonic. Solti also received the academy's 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Margaret Hillis, founder and longtime director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, won nine Grammy Awards for her collaborations with the Orchestra and Chorus.

Volunteer groups

African American Network
Governing Members (established 1894)^[27]
Latino Alliance^[28]
League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (formerly the Women's Association, established 1934)^[29]
Overture Council (established 2009)^[30]
Women's Board ^[31]

Notes

^ After the orchestra played at the Edinburgh Festival the critic William Mann wrote, "I am tempted to describe it as the United States' most completely accomplished orchestra. It has the fine attack of the New York Phil under Bernstein, the radiance of the Boston under Leinsdorf, the classic elegance of the Cleveland under Szell, and to these qualities it adds, under Solti, a warm, human musical expressiveness that one associates with European rather than modern American orchestras."^[5] After one of the London concerts, Alan Blyth wrote, "nobody could doubt that this is about the most formidably-equipped orchestra in the world at present".^[6]

References

^ Walsh, Michael (25 April 1983). "Which U.S. Orchestras are Best?". Time. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
^ Morgan, Kenneth (2005). Fritz Reiner: Maestro & Martinet. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. x–xi, 160. ISBN 0-252-02935-6.
^ Greenfield, Edward. "The great provincials", The Guardian, 4 October 1971, p. 8
^ "Symphony returns", Chicago Daily Defender, 6 October 1971, p. 20
^ Mann, William. "Chicago SO", The Times, 6 September 1971, p. 8
^ Blyth, Alan. "Chicago SO/Solti", The Times 5 October 1971, p. 17
^ Follows, Stephen. "Solti, Sir Georg (1912–1997)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, January 2011, accessed 22 February 2012 (subscription required)
^ Wakin, Daniel J. (5 May 2008). "And the Brass Ring Goes to Chicago Symphony: Riccardo Muti Says Yes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
^ Patner, Andrew (3 February 2014). "Chicago – Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
^ "Riccardo Muti to remain CSO music director until 2021–22" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Muti talks about '20–21 season, also Cavalleria rusticana, on WDCB-FM" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Riccardo Muti extends contract as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2023" (PDF) (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
^ Lawrence A. Johnson (23 June 2023). "Riccardo Muti honored with new CSO title". Chicago Classical Review. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Klaus Mäkelä named next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
^ Javier C. Hernández (2024-04-02). "Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
^ "125 Moments: 054 Ravinia Park | from the archives". Csoarchives.wordpress.com. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "125 Moments: 064 Ravinia Festival | from the archives". Csoarchives.wordpress.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Ravinia Cancels 2020 Season Due to Covid Pandemic". Ravinia Festival. May 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ "125 Moments: 116 James Conlon | from the archives". Csoarchives.wordpress.com. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ Fanto, Clarence (2017-12-06). "Boston Symphony management to industry: Reflect upon reports of sexual misconduct". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ ^a ^b "Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Radio and Recording Initiatives" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 2006-11-30. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
^ Kyle MacMillan (15 February 2023). "Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2023–24 season ushers in new era". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "Riccardo Muti named Music Director Emeritus for Life". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ Huizenga, Tom (21 November 2008). "Chicago Symphony Tops U.S. Orchestras". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
^ Pullinger, Mark (3 September 2015), "Chailly and the Berliner Philharmoniker: the critics' choice for World's Best Conductor and Orchestra", Bachtrack.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2016, retrieved 2015-11-30
^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra". American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Governing Members". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Latino Alliance | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ "Women's Board". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

External links

Official website
Experience CSO
From the Archives blog
Chicago Symphony Chorus website
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sounds and Stories (archived)
Silk Road website
Interviews with Sir Georg Solti by Bruce Duffie, May & October, 1988
Interview with Margaret Hillis, founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, by Bruce Duffie, July, 1986
Chicago Symphony Orchestra "From The Archives" Marathon/Radiothon/Symphonython index

[7] After the orchestra played at the Edinburgh Festival the critic William Mann wrote, "I am tempted to describe it as the United States' most completely accomplished orchestra. It has the fine attack of the New York Phil under Bernstein, the radiance of the Boston under Leinsdorf, the classic elegance of the Cleveland under Szell, and to these qualities it adds, under Solti, a warm, human musical expressiveness that one associates with European rather than modern American orchestras."^[5] After one of the London concerts, Alan Blyth wrote, "nobody could doubt that this is about the most formidably-equipped orchestra in the world at present".^[6]

[walsh-1] Walsh, Michael (25 April 1983). "Which U.S. Orchestras are Best?". Time. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

[2] Morgan, Kenneth (2005). Fritz Reiner: Maestro & Martinet. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. x–xi, 160. ISBN 0-252-02935-6.

[prov-3] Greenfield, Edward. "The great provincials", The Guardian, 4 October 1971, p. 8

[4] "Symphony returns", Chicago Daily Defender, 6 October 1971, p. 20

[5] Mann, William. "Chicago SO", The Times, 6 September 1971, p. 8

[6] Blyth, Alan. "Chicago SO/Solti", The Times 5 October 1971, p. 17

[dnb-8] Follows, Stephen. "Solti, Sir Georg (1912–1997)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, January 2011, accessed 22 February 2012 (subscription required)

[Wakin-9] Wakin, Daniel J. (5 May 2008). "And the Brass Ring Goes to Chicago Symphony: Riccardo Muti Says Yes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

[Patner-10] Patner, Andrew (3 February 2014). "Chicago – Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

[11] "Riccardo Muti to remain CSO music director until 2021–22" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[12] "Muti talks about '20–21 season, also Cavalleria rusticana, on WDCB-FM" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[13] "Riccardo Muti extends contract as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2023" (PDF) (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

[14] Lawrence A. Johnson (23 June 2023). "Riccardo Muti honored with new CSO title". Chicago Classical Review. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[15] "Klaus Mäkelä named next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

[16] Javier C. Hernández (2024-04-02). "Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

[17] "125 Moments: 054 Ravinia Park | from the archives". Csoarchives.wordpress.com. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[18] "125 Moments: 064 Ravinia Festival | from the archives". Csoarchives.wordpress.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[19] "Ravinia Cancels 2020 Season Due to Covid Pandemic". Ravinia Festival. May 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

[20] "125 Moments: 116 James Conlon | from the archives". Csoarchives.wordpress.com. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[21] Fanto, Clarence (2017-12-06). "Boston Symphony management to industry: Reflect upon reports of sexual misconduct". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[2007Recordings-22] "Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Radio and Recording Initiatives" (Press release). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 2006-11-30. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

[23] Kyle MacMillan (15 February 2023). "Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2023–24 season ushers in new era". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[Experience_the_Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra_2023_s761-24] "Riccardo Muti named Music Director Emeritus for Life". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[huizenga-25] Huizenga, Tom (21 November 2008). "Chicago Symphony Tops U.S. Orchestras". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

[pullinger-26] Pullinger, Mark (3 September 2015), "Chailly and the Berliner Philharmoniker: the critics' choice for World's Best Conductor and Orchestra", Bachtrack.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2016, retrieved 2015-11-30

[hall_of_fame-27] "Chicago Symphony Orchestra". American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[28] "Governing Members". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[29] "Latino Alliance | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

[30] "Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[31] "Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[32] "Women's Board". Cso.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

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-The '''Chicago Symphony Orchestra''' ('''CSO''') is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by [[Theodore Thomas (conductor)|Theodore Thomas]] in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the [[Symphony Center]] since 1904 and plays a summer season at the [[Ravinia Festival]]. [[Klaus Mäkelä]] was named music director-designate in 2024, with his first contractual season to begin in 2027. The orchestra's most recent music director is [[Riccardo Muti]], whose tenure spanned 13 seasons, from 2010 to 2023, and he continues to perform on occasion as director-emeritus. The CSO is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "[[Big Five (orchestras)|Big Five]]".<ref name="walsh">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923579,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131191106/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923579,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2008 | title=Which U.S. Orchestras are Best? | first=Michael| last=Walsh| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=25 April 1983| access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref>
+The '''Chicago Symphony Orchestra''' ('''CSO''') is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by [[Theodore Thomas (conductor)|Theodore Thomas]] in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the [[Symphony Center]] since 1904 and plays a summer season at the [[Ravinia Festival]]. [[Klaus Mäkelä]] was named music director-designate in 2024, with his first contractual season to begin in 2027. The orchestra's most recent music director is [[Riccardo Muti]], whose tenure spanned the season's from 2010 to 2023, and he continues to perform on occasion as director-emeritus. The CSO is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "[[Big Five (orchestras)|Big Five]]".<ref name="walsh">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923579,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131191106/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923579,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2008 | title=Which U.S. Orchestras are Best? | first=Michael| last=Walsh| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=25 April 1983| access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref>
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 In 1890, Charles Norman Fay, a Chicago businessman, invited [[Theodore Thomas (conductor)|Theodore Thomas]] to establish an orchestra in Chicago. Under the name "Chicago Orchestra", the orchestra played its first concert October 16, 1891 at the [[Auditorium Theater]]. It is one of the oldest orchestras in the United States, along with the [[New York Philharmonic]], the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra]].
-[[Symphony Center|Orchestra Hall]], now a component of the Symphony Center complex, was designed by Chicago architect [[Daniel H. Burnham]] and completed in 1904. Maestro Thomas served as music director for thirteen years until his death shortly after Orchestra Hall was dedicated on December 14, 1904. The orchestra was renamed "Theodore Thomas Orchestra" in 1905 and today, Orchestra Hall still has "Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall" inscribed in its façade.
+[[Symphony Center|Orchestra Hall]], now a component of the Symphony Center complex, was designed by Chicago architect [[Daniel H. Burnham]] and completed in 1904. Maestro Thomas served as music director for thirteen years until his death shortly after Orchestra Hall was dedicated on December 14, 1904. The orchestra was renamed "Theodore Thomas Orchestra" in 1905, and today, Orchestra Hall still has "Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall" inscribed in its façade.
 In 1905, [[Frederick Stock]] became music director, a post he held until his death in 1942. The orchestra was renamed the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913.
-Subsequent music directors have included [[Désiré Defauw]], [[Artur Rodziński]], [[Rafael Kubelík]], [[Fritz Reiner]], [[Jean Martinon]], [[Georg Solti]], and [[Daniel Barenboim]].  Solti thought it was essential to raise the orchestra's international profile. He led it in a European tour in 1971, playing in ten countries. It was the first time in its 80-year history that the orchestra had played outside of North America.<ref name=prov>Greenfield, Edward. "The great provincials", ''The Guardian'', 4 October 1971, p. 8</ref>  The orchestra received plaudits from European critics,<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagodefender/access/884351992.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+6%2C+1971&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Defender+(Daily+Edition)+(1960-1973)&edition=&startpage=20&desc=Symphony+returns+prepares+for+71-72+season "Symphony returns"], ''[[Chicago Defender|Chicago Daily Defender]]'', 6 October 1971, p. 20</ref>{{refn|After the orchestra played at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] the critic [[William Mann (critic)|William Mann]] wrote, "I am tempted to describe it as the United States' most completely accomplished orchestra. It has the fine attack of the [[New York Philharmonic|New York Phil]] under [[Leonard Bernstein|Bernstein]], the radiance of the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston]] under [[Erich Leinsdorf|Leinsdorf]], the classic elegance of the [[Cleveland Orchestra|Cleveland]] under [[George Szell|Szell]], and to these qualities it adds, under Solti, a warm, human musical expressiveness that one associates with European rather than modern American orchestras."<ref>Mann, William. "Chicago SO", ''The Times'', 6 September 1971, p. 8</ref> After one of the London concerts, [[Alan Blyth]] wrote, "nobody could doubt that this is about the most formidably-equipped orchestra in the world at present".<ref>Blyth, Alan. "Chicago SO/Solti", ''The Times'' 5 October 1971, p. 17</ref>|group= n}} and was welcomed home at the end of the tour with a [[ticker-tape parade]].<ref name=dnb>Follows, Stephen. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68813 "Solti, Sir Georg (1912–1997)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, January 2011, accessed 22 February 2012 {{subscription required}}</ref>
+Subsequent music directors have included [[Désiré Defauw]], [[Artur Rodziński]], [[Rafael Kubelík]], [[Fritz Reiner]], [[Jean Martinon]], [[Georg Solti]], and [[Daniel Barenboim]].  Reiner famously lead the orchestra, including in a series of television appearances, the first in its history. He also planned but was unable to bring to fruition its first tour outside the United States.<ref>{{cite book | last=Morgan | first=Kenneth | title=Fritz Reiner: Maestro & Martinet | location=Urbana, Illinois | publisher=University of Illinois Press | year=2005 | pages=x-xi, 160 | isbn=0-252-02935-6 | url=https://archive.org/details/fritzreinermaest00morg }}</ref>  Later, Solti thought it was essential to raise the orchestra's international profile. He led it in a European tour in 1971, playing in ten countries. It was the first time in its 80-year history that the orchestra had played outside of North America.<ref name=prov>Greenfield, Edward. "The great provincials", ''The Guardian'', 4 October 1971, p. 8</ref>  The orchestra received plaudits from European critics,<ref>[https://archive.today/20130131142706/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagodefender/access/884351992.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+6,+1971&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Defender+(Daily+Edition)+(1960-1973)&edition=&startpage=20&desc=Symphony+returns+prepares+for+71-72+season "Symphony returns"], ''[[Chicago Defender|Chicago Daily Defender]]'', 6 October 1971, p. 20</ref>{{refn|After the orchestra played at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] the critic [[William Mann (critic)|William Mann]] wrote, "I am tempted to describe it as the United States' most completely accomplished orchestra. It has the fine attack of the [[New York Philharmonic|New York Phil]] under [[Leonard Bernstein|Bernstein]], the radiance of the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston]] under [[Erich Leinsdorf|Leinsdorf]], the classic elegance of the [[Cleveland Orchestra|Cleveland]] under [[George Szell|Szell]], and to these qualities it adds, under Solti, a warm, human musical expressiveness that one associates with European rather than modern American orchestras."<ref>Mann, William. "Chicago SO", ''The Times'', 6 September 1971, p. 8</ref> After one of the London concerts, [[Alan Blyth]] wrote, "nobody could doubt that this is about the most formidably-equipped orchestra in the world at present".<ref>Blyth, Alan. "Chicago SO/Solti", ''The Times'' 5 October 1971, p. 17</ref>|group= n}} and was welcomed home at the end of the tour with a [[ticker-tape parade]].<ref name=dnb>Follows, Stephen. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68813 "Solti, Sir Georg (1912–1997)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, January 2011, accessed 22 February 2012 {{subscription required}}</ref>
-On May 5, 2008, the CSO announced the appointment of [[Riccardo Muti]] as its 10th music director, starting with the 2010–2011 season, for an initial contract of 5 years.<ref name="Wakin">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/arts/music/06muti.html?ref=arts%26pagewanted=all| title= And the Brass Ring Goes to Chicago Symphony: Riccardo Muti Says Yes | work=[[The New York Times]]| first=Daniel J.| last=Wakin| date=5 May 2008| access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref>  His contract was renewed for another five years, through the 2020 season.<ref name="Patner">{{cite news |url=http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/riccardo-muti-renews-contract-with-chicago-symphony-orchestra |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |first=Andrew |last=Patner |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2015 |title=Chicago – Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205085753/http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/riccardo-muti-renews-contract-with-chicago-symphony-orchestra/ |archive-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref>  Muti's most recent CSO contract extension, announced in January 2018, is through the 2021–2022 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://csosoundsandstories.org/riccardo-muti-to-remain-cso-music-director-until-2021-22/ | title=Riccardo Muti to remain CSO music director until 2021–22 | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=30 January 2018 | access-date=2021-01-01 | archive-date=2021-04-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417094423/https://csosoundsandstories.org/riccardo-muti-to-remain-cso-music-director-until-2021-22/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>  In January 2020, the CSO confirmed that Muti is to conclude his music directorship of the orchestra at the close of the 2021–2022 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://csosoundsandstories.org/muti-talks-about-20-21-season-also-cavalleria-rusticana-on-wdcb-fm/ | title=Muti talks about '20–21 season, also ''Cavalleria rusticana'', on WDCB-FM | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=28 January 2020 | access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref>  In September 2021, the CSO announced a revision to Muti's contract as its music director, with an extension of the scheduled closing date of his tenure to the end of the 2022–2023 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://cso.org/media/fpzepwjk/csoa-news-release-riccardo-muti-contract-extension_09-23-21i.pdf | title=Riccardo Muti extends contract as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2023 | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=23 September 2021 | access-date=2021-09-24}}</ref> In September 2023, the orchestra granted Muti the title of Music Director Emeritus for life.<ref>{{cite news | author=Lawrence A. Johnson | title=Riccardo Muti honored with new CSO title | url=https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2023/06/riccardo-muti-honored-with-new-cso-title/ | work=Chicago Classical Review | date = 23 June 2023 | access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>
+On May 5, 2008, the CSO announced the appointment of [[Riccardo Muti]] as its 10th music director, starting with the 2010–2011 season<ref name="Wakin">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/arts/music/06muti.html?ref=arts%26pagewanted=all| title= And the Brass Ring Goes to Chicago Symphony: Riccardo Muti Says Yes | work=[[The New York Times]]| first=Daniel J.| last=Wakin| date=5 May 2008| access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref><ref name="Patner">{{cite news |url=http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/riccardo-muti-renews-contract-with-chicago-symphony-orchestra |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |first=Andrew |last=Patner |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2015 |title=Chicago – Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205085753/http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/riccardo-muti-renews-contract-with-chicago-symphony-orchestra/ |archive-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://csosoundsandstories.org/riccardo-muti-to-remain-cso-music-director-until-2021-22/ | title=Riccardo Muti to remain CSO music director until 2021–22 | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=30 January 2018 | access-date=2021-01-01 | archive-date=2021-04-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417094423/https://csosoundsandstories.org/riccardo-muti-to-remain-cso-music-director-until-2021-22/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>  After extending his stay several times, the CSO confirmed that Muti would conclude his active directorship of the orchestra at end of the 2022–2023 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://csosoundsandstories.org/muti-talks-about-20-21-season-also-cavalleria-rusticana-on-wdcb-fm/ | title=Muti talks about '20–21 season, also ''Cavalleria rusticana'', on WDCB-FM | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=28 January 2020 | access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://cso.org/media/fpzepwjk/csoa-news-release-riccardo-muti-contract-extension_09-23-21i.pdf | title=Riccardo Muti extends contract as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through 2023 | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=23 September 2021 | access-date=2021-09-24}}</ref> In September 2023, the orchestra granted Muti the title of Music Director Emeritus for life.<ref>{{cite news | author=Lawrence A. Johnson | title=Riccardo Muti honored with new CSO title | url=https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2023/06/riccardo-muti-honored-with-new-cso-title/ | work=Chicago Classical Review | date = 23 June 2023 | access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>
-In 2022, [[Klaus Mäkelä]] first guest-conducted the CSO, and returned for a guest-conducting appearance in February 2023.  In April 2024, the CSO announced the appointment of Mäkelä as its next music director, effective with the 2027–2028 season, with an initial contract of five years.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://cso.org/experience/article/18131/klaus-makela-named-next-music-director-of-the | title=Klaus Mäkelä named next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=2 April 2024 | accessdate=2024-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts/music/klaus-makela-28-to-lead-chicago-symphony-orchestra.html | author=Javier C. Hernández | date=2024-04-02 | access-date=2024-04-02}}</ref>
+In 2022, [[Klaus Mäkelä]] first guest-conducted the CSO, and returned for a guest-conducting appearance in February 2023.  In April 2024, the CSO announced the appointment of Mäkelä as its next music director, effective with the 2027–2028 season, with an initial contract of five years.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://cso.org/experience/article/18131/klaus-makela-named-next-music-director-of-the | title=Klaus Mäkelä named next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra | publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra | date=2 April 2024 | accessdate=2024-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts/music/klaus-makela-28-to-lead-chicago-symphony-orchestra.html | author=Javier C. Hernández | work=The New York Times | date=2024-04-02 | access-date=2024-04-02}}</ref>
 The orchestra has also hosted many distinguished guest conductors, including [[Thomas Beecham]], [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Aaron Copland]], [[Edward Elgar]], [[Morton Gould]], [[Paul Hindemith]], [[Erich Kunzel]], [[Erich Leinsdorf]], [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Munch]], [[Eugene Ormandy]], [[André Previn]], [[Sergei Prokofiev]], [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Maurice Ravel]], [[Arnold Schoenberg]], [[Leonard Slatkin]], [[Leopold Stokowski]], [[James Levine]], [[Richard Strauss]], [[George Szell]], [[Klaus Tennstedt]], [[Michael Tilson Thomas]], [[Bruno Walter]], and [[John Williams]]. Many of these guests have also recorded with the orchestra. [[Carlos Kleiber]] made his only symphonic guest appearances in America with the CSO in October 1978 and June 1983.
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 ==Ravinia Festival==
-The Chicago Symphony Orchestra maintains a summer home at the [[Ravinia Festival]] in [[Highland Park, Illinois]]. The CSO first performed there during Ravinia Park's second season on November 20, 1905,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/125-moments-054-ravinia-park/ |title=125 Moments: 054 Ravinia Park &#124; from the archives |website=Csoarchives.wordpress.com |date=2018-10-22 |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref> and continued to appear there on and off through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark due to the [[Great Depression]]. The CSO helped to inaugurate the first season of the [[Ravinia Festival]] on July 3, 1936,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/125-moments-064-ravinia-festival/ |title=125 Moments: 064 Ravinia Festival &#124; from the archives |website=Csoarchives.wordpress.com |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref> and has been in residence at the Festival every summer since. The one exception to this is during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when the orchestra did not perform any concerts due to Ravinia announcing that it had cancelled all concerts for the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2020|title=Ravinia Cancels 2020 Season Due to Covid Pandemic|url=https://www.ravinia.org/Page/CoronaVirus|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=Ravinia Festival|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419114620/https://www.ravinia.org/Page/CoronaVirus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The Chicago Symphony Orchestra maintains a summer home at the [[Ravinia Festival]] in Ravinia Park, [[Highland Park, Illinois]]. The CSO first performed there on November 20, 1905, during Ravinia Park's second year since its opening in 1904, and continued to appear there on and off through August 1931, after which Ravinia Park closed for four years due to the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/125-moments-054-ravinia-park/ |title=125 Moments: 054 Ravinia Park &#124; from the archives |website=Csoarchives.wordpress.com |date=2018-10-22 |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>  The year of Ravinia Park's re-opening, the CSO helped to inaugurate the first season of the [[Ravinia Festival]] on July 3, 1936,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/125-moments-064-ravinia-festival/ |title=125 Moments: 064 Ravinia Festival &#124; from the archives |website=Csoarchives.wordpress.com |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref> and has been in residence at the Festival every summer since. The one exception to this is during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when the orchestra did not perform any concerts due to Ravinia announcing that it had cancelled all concerts for the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2020|title=Ravinia Cancels 2020 Season Due to Covid Pandemic|url=https://www.ravinia.org/Page/CoronaVirus|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=Ravinia Festival|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419114620/https://www.ravinia.org/Page/CoronaVirus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 Many conductors have made their debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia, and several have gone on to become music director for the festival, including [[Seiji Ozawa]] (1964–68), [[James Levine]] (1973–93), and [[Christoph Eschenbach]] (1995–2003). [[James Conlon]] held the title from 2005 until 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/125-moments-116-james-conlon/ |title=125 Moments: 116 James Conlon &#124; from the archives |website=Csoarchives.wordpress.com |date=2017-03-29 |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>  The Ravinia Festival created an honorific title for James Levine, "Conductor Laureate", and signed him to a five-year renewable contract beginning in 2018. On December 4, 2017, after Levine was accused of sexual misconduct, the Ravinia Festival severed all ties with Levine, and terminated his five-year contract to lead the Chicago Symphony there.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fanto |first=Clarence |url=http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/boston-symphony-management-to-industry-reflect-upon-reports-of-sexual-misconduct,526379 |title=Boston Symphony management to industry: Reflect upon reports of sexual misconduct |newspaper=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |date=2017-12-06 |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>  [[Marin Alsop]] served as the festival's first artistic curator from 2018 until 2019. She became its chief conductor and curator in 2021.
 ==Recordings==
-The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has amassed an extensive discography. Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have earned sixty-five Grammy Awards from [[the Recording Academy]]. These include several Classical Album of the Year awards, awards in Best Classical Performance in vocal soloist, choral, instrumental, engineering and orchestral categories.
+The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has amassed an extensive discography. Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the [[Chicago Symphony Chorus]] have earned sixty-five [[Grammy Awards]] from [[the Recording Academy]]. These include several Classical Album of the Year awards, awards in Best Classical Performance in vocal soloist, choral, instrumental, engineering and orchestral categories.
-On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the orchestra recorded the Wedding March from [[Felix Mendelssohn]]'s music to ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' for [[Columbia Records]]. Stock and the CSO made numerous recordings for Columbia and the [[Victor Talking Machine Company]]/[[RCA Victor]].  The Chicago Symphony's first electrical recordings were made for Victor in December 1925, including a performance of [[Karl Goldmark]]'s ''In Springtime'' overture.  These early electrical recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios; within a couple of years Victor began recording the CSO in Orchestra Hall. Stock continued recording for Columbia and RCA Victor until his death in 1942.
+On May 1, 1916, [[Frederick Stock]] and the orchestra recorded the Wedding March from [[Felix Mendelssohn]]'s music to ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' for [[Columbia Records]]. Stock and the CSO made numerous recordings for Columbia and the [[Victor Talking Machine Company]]/[[RCA Victor]].  The Chicago Symphony's first [[Sound_recording_and_reproduction#Electrical|electrical recordings]] were made for Victor in December 1925, including a performance of [[Karl Goldmark]]'s ''In Springtime'' overture.  These early electrical recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios; within a couple of years Victor began recording the CSO in Orchestra Hall. Stock continued recording for Columbia and RCA Victor until his death in 1942.
-In 1951, [[Rafael Kubelík]] made the first modern high fidelity recordings with the orchestra, in Orchestra Hall, for [[Mercury Records|Mercury]].  Like the first electrical recordings, these performances were made with a single microphone.  [[Philips]] has reissued these performances on compact disc with the original Mercury label and liner notes.
+In 1951, [[Rafael Kubelík]] made the first modern [[high fidelity]] recordings with the orchestra, in Orchestra Hall, for [[Mercury Records|Mercury]].  Like the first electrical recordings, these performances were made with a single microphone.  [[Philips]] has reissued these performances on compact disc with the original Mercury label and liner notes.
 [[File:Sir George Solti 6 Allan Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|left|Sir Georg Solti]]
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 In 2007, the Chicago Symphony formed its own recording label, [[CSO Resound]]. After an agreement was reached with the Orchestra's musicians, arrangements were made for new recordings to be released digitally at online outlets and on compact disc.<ref name="2007Recordings"/> The first CSO Resound CD, a recording of [[Bernard Haitink|Haitink's]] rendition of Mahler's Third Symphony, was released in the spring of 2007. Releases that followed included Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, Mahler's Sixth Symphony, and Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony (Grammy winner), all conducted by Haitink; Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony led by [[Myung-Whun Chung]]; "Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago" with the Orchestra's Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant [[Yo-Yo Ma]] (Grammy winner); and recordings of Verdi's [[Verdi Requiem|Requiem]] (Grammy winner) and [[Otello]], under the direction of Muti.
-The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have recorded the music for two movies: ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' conducted by James Levine and ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]'' conducted by John Williams. Selections from the Orchestra and Chorus's recording of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'', conducted by Sir Georg Solti, were used in the movie ''[[Casino (film)|Casino]]''.
+The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have recorded the music for two movies: ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' conducted by James Levine and ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]'' conducted by John Williams. Selections from the Orchestra and Chorus's recording of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'', conducted by Sir Georg Solti, were used in the movie ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]''.
 ==Broadcasts==
-The Chicago Symphony first broadcast on the radio in 1925.  Though often sporadic, there have been broadcasts ever since. With the 1965–1966 season, Chicago radio station WFMT began regular tape-delayed stereo broadcasts of CSO concerts, running through the 1968–1969 season. They resumed from 1976 through the 2000–2001 season before ceasing due to lack of sponsorship. In 2007, the broadcasts once again resumed with a 52-week series.  The broadcasts were originally sponsored by [[BP]] and air on 98.7 [[WFMT]] in Chicago and the [[WFMT]] Radio Network.  They consist of 39 weeks of recordings of live concerts, as well as highlights from the CSO's vast discography.<ref name="2007Recordings">{{cite press release| title= Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Radio and Recording Initiatives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209034238/http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=7,4,1,1,1,13|url-status=dead| publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra| date=2006-11-30| access-date= 2013-09-18| url=http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=7,4,1,1,1,13| archive-date=2013-02-09 }}</ref>
+The Chicago Symphony first broadcast on the radio in 1925.  Though often sporadic, there have been broadcasts ever since. With the 1965–1966 season, Chicago radio station WFMT began regular [[Broadcast delay|tape-delayed]] stereo broadcasts of CSO concerts, running through the 1968–1969 season. They resumed from 1976 through the 2000–2001 season before ceasing due to lack of sponsorship. In 2007, the broadcasts once again resumed with a 52-week series.  The broadcasts were originally sponsored by [[BP]] and air on 98.7 [[WFMT]] in Chicago and the [[WFMT]] Radio Network.  They consist of 39 weeks of recordings of live concerts, as well as highlights from the CSO's vast discography.<ref name="2007Recordings">{{cite press release| title= Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Radio and Recording Initiatives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209034238/http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=7,4,1,1,1,13|url-status=dead| publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra| date=2006-11-30| access-date= 2013-09-18| url=http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=7,4,1,1,1,13| archive-date=2013-02-09 }}</ref>
-The CSO appeared in a series of telecasts on [[WGN-TV]], beginning in 1953.  The early 1960s saw the videotaped telecast series ''[[Music from Chicago]]'', conducted by Fritz Reiner and guest conductors including [[Arthur Fiedler]], [[George Szell]], [[Pierre Monteux]], and [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Munch]].  Many of these televised concerts, from 1953 to 1963, have since been released to DVD by [[VAI Distribution]].
+The CSO appeared in a series of telecasts on [[WGN-TV]], beginning in 1953.  The early 1960s saw the videotaped telecast series ''[[Music from Chicago]]'', conducted by Fritz Reiner and guest conductors including [[Arthur Fiedler]], [[George Szell]], [[Pierre Monteux]], and [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Munch]].  Many of these televised concerts, from 1953 to 1963, have since been released to DVD by [[Video Artists International]].
 Sir [[Georg Solti]] also conducted a series of concerts with the Chicago Symphony that were recorded for the European firm Unitel and were broadcast in the 1970s on [[PBS]].  They have subsequently been reissued by Decca Video on DVD.
 == Civic Orchestra of Chicago ==
-[[Frederick Stock]] founded the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the first training orchestra in the United States affiliated with a major symphony orchestra, in 1919.  Its goal is to recruit pre-professional musicians and train them as high-level orchestra players.  Many alumni have gone on to play for the CSO or other major orchestras.  It is currently the only training orchestra sponsored by a major orchestra in North America.
+Frederick Stock founded the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the first training orchestra in the United States affiliated with a major symphony orchestra, in 1919.  Its goal is to recruit pre-professional musicians and train them as high-level orchestra players.  Many alumni have gone on to play for the CSO or other major orchestras.  It is currently the only training orchestra sponsored by a major orchestra in North America.
 The Civic Orchestra performs half a dozen orchestral concerts and a chamber music series annually in Symphony Center and in other venues throughout the Chicago area free of charge to the public.
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 * [[Frederick Stock]] – Assistant (1899–1905)
 * [[Eric DeLamarter]] – Assistant (1918–1933); Associate (1933–1936)
-* [[Hans Lange]] – Associate, (1936–1943); Conductor (1943–1946)
+* [[Hans Lange (conductor)|Hans Lange]] – Associate, (1936–1943); Conductor (1943–1946)
 * [[Tauno Hannikainen]] – Assistant (1947–1949); Associate (1949–1950)
 * [[George Schick]] – Assistant (1950–1952); Associate (1952–1956)
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 {{main article|List of awards received by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra}}
 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra was voted the best orchestra in the United States and the fifth best orchestra in the world by editors of the British classical music magazine ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' in November, 2008.<ref name="huizenga">{{cite episode| url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97291390| title=Chicago Symphony Tops U.S. Orchestras| first=Tom| last=Huizenga| network=[[NPR]]| series=[[Morning Edition]]| air-date=21 November 2008| access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref> The same was said by a panel of critics polled by the classical music website [[bachtrack]] in September, 2015.<ref name="pullinger">{{citation| url=https://bachtrack.com/worlds-best-orchestra-best-conductor-critics-choice-september-2015| title=Chailly and the Berliner Philharmoniker: the critics' choice for World's Best Conductor and Orchestra| first=Mark| last=Pullinger| website=Bachtrack.com| date=3 September 2015| access-date=2015-11-30| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724202637/https://bachtrack.com/worlds-best-orchestra-best-conductor-critics-choice-september-2015| archive-date=24 July 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref>
+In 2011, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was inducted into the [[American Classical Music Hall of Fame]].<ref name="hall of fame">{{cite web |title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra |url=https://classicalwalkoffame.org/view-inductees/?id=23 |website=[[American Classical Music Hall of Fame]] |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
 ===Grammy Awards===
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 *African American Network
 *Governing Members (established 1894)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cso.org/support/get-involved/governing-members/ |title=Governing Members |website=Cso.org |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
+*Latino Alliance<ref>{{cite web |title=Latino Alliance {{!}} Chicago Symphony Orchestra |url=https://cso.org/support/get-involved/latino-alliance/ |website=Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra |language=en-us}}</ref>
-*Latino Alliance
 *League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (formerly the Women's Association, established 1934)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cso.org/support/get-involved/the-league/ |title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra |website=Cso.org |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
 *Overture Council (established 2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cso.org/support/get-involved/overture-council/ |title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra |website=Cso.org |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>

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History

Ravinia Festival

Recordings

Broadcasts

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Music directors and titled positions

Music Directors

Principal Conductor

Other Titled conductors

Composers-in-residence

Assistant / associate conductors

Ravinia Festival

Honors and awards

Grammy Awards

Volunteer groups

See also

Notes

References

External links