Chicago Symphony Orchestra
orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas, is one of the world’s finest orchestras. In April 2024 it announced Klaus Mäkelä’s appointment as its Zell Music Director, for five years, starting in the 2027-2028 season.
Riccardo Muti is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Emeritus for Life.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra performs about 150 concerts a season in Chicago alone and has taken 64 international tours, visiting 29 countries on five continents. Frederick Stock, its second Music Director, was the first to conduct Mahler’s music in Chicago, leading the Fifth Symphony in 1907. Mahler’s First followed in November 1914, the Fourth in March 1916, and three performances of the massive Eighth, in April 1917.
In 1920, after hearing the Seventh during the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam, Stock bought a copy of the score, and on 15 April 1921 he conducted the first performance of the piece in the United States.
The orchestra’s European tour has been made possible by the Zell Family Foundation. Additionally, the concerts during the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam are made possible by the Julian Family Foundation.
Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is presented under license from G. Schirmer. Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners. Permission for the performance of the Seventh Symphony is granted by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for Bote & Bock publishing.
The orchestra performs about 150 concerts a season in Chicago alone and has taken 64 international tours, visiting 29 countries on five continents. Frederick Stock, its second Music Director, was the first to conduct Mahler’s music in Chicago, leading the Fifth Symphony in 1907. Mahler’s First followed in November 1914, the Fourth in March 1916, and three performances of the massive Eighth, in April 1917.
In 1920, after hearing the Seventh during the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam, Stock bought a copy of the score, and on 15 April 1921 he conducted the first performance of the piece in the United States.
The orchestra’s European tour has been made possible by the Zell Family Foundation. Additionally, the concerts during the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam are made possible by the Julian Family Foundation.
Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is presented under license from G. Schirmer. Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners. Permission for the performance of the Seventh Symphony is granted by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for Bote & Bock publishing.
Bijgewerkt op zondag 13 april 2025