Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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symphony orchestra in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key facts
- Founded
- 1891 ; 135 years ago ( 1891 )
- Location
- Chicago , Illinois, US
- Concert hall
- Symphony Center
- Music director
- Klaus Mäkelä (designate, effective 2027)
- Website
- cso .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- nonprofit organization
- Award
- Grammy Hall of Fame
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Chicago
- Founded by
- Theodore Thomas
- Headquarters
- Chicago
- Revenue
- 77635145
- Legal form
- 501(c)(3) organization
- Genre
- classical music
- Country of origin
- United States
- Official website
- www.cso.org
- Image
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2005.jpg
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- native label
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Commons category
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- inception
- 1891-00-00
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
- start of work period
- 1891-00-00
- director / manager
- Riccardo Muti
- social media followers
- 234000
- location of formation
- Chicago
- donations
- 37636059
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- total assets
- 475390554
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Encyclopedic overview
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. 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. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five".
The orchestra's most recent music director is Riccardo Muti, whose tenure spanned the seasons from 2010 to 2023, and he continues to perform on occasion as director-emeritus. In 2024, Klaus Mäkelä was named music director-designate, with his first contractual season to begin in 2027.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chicago Symphony Orchestra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.