Chicago Symphony Orchestra
orchestra
Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the world’s great orchestras. In April 2024, Klaus Mäkelä was named the orchestra's eleventh music director, and he will begin an initial five-year tenure as Zell Music Director with the 2027–2028 season. Riccardo Muti, the orchestra’s distinguished tenth music director from 2010 to 2023, is the CSO’s Music Director Emeritus for Life.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
In addition to a robust season of over 150 concerts in Chicago, the CSO regularly tours nationally and, since 1892, has made sixty-four international tours, performing in twenty-nine countries on five continents. The orchestra last played in the Concertgebouw in 2008 under the direction of Bernard Haitink.
The symphonies of Gustav Mahler have been a key component of the orchestra’s repertoire since 1907, with notable performances and numerous award-winning recordings. After hearing the Seventh Symphony at the first Mahler Festival in Amsterdam in 1920, second music director Frederick Stock led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. premiere on April 15, 1921.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s European Tour is sponsored by Zell Family Foundation. Major support for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performances in Amsterdam is provided by the Julian Family Foundation. Support for television and radio broadcasts of Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances of Mahler’s symphonies nos. 6 and 7 is provided by Margot and Josef Lakonishok.
Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is presented under license from G. Schirmer, Inc., and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners. Permission for the performance of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony is granted by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for Bote & Bock publishing.
Orchestra roster: cso.org/cso-musicians.
In addition to a robust season of over 150 concerts in Chicago, the CSO regularly tours nationally and, since 1892, has made sixty-four international tours, performing in twenty-nine countries on five continents. The orchestra last played in the Concertgebouw in 2008 under the direction of Bernard Haitink.
The symphonies of Gustav Mahler have been a key component of the orchestra’s repertoire since 1907, with notable performances and numerous award-winning recordings. After hearing the Seventh Symphony at the first Mahler Festival in Amsterdam in 1920, second music director Frederick Stock led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. premiere on April 15, 1921.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s European Tour is sponsored by Zell Family Foundation. Major support for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performances in Amsterdam is provided by the Julian Family Foundation. Support for television and radio broadcasts of Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances of Mahler’s symphonies nos. 6 and 7 is provided by Margot and Josef Lakonishok.
Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is presented under license from G. Schirmer, Inc., and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners. Permission for the performance of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony is granted by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for Bote & Bock publishing.
Orchestra roster: cso.org/cso-musicians.
Bijgewerkt op zondag 13 april 2025