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Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas, who conducted it until his death in 1905. Orchestra Hall was built for it in 1904 with funds raised by public subscription; the hall is now part of Symphony Center, which was completed in 1997. Frederick Stock Stock, Frederick (Friedrich Wilhelm August Stock) , 1872–1942, German-American conductor and composer. He came to the United States in 1895 as a violist in the Chicago Orchestra and became (1899) assistant conductor.
..... Click the link for more information. , Thomas's assistant, succeeded him and conducted the orchestra until 1942. Rafael Kubelík, its conductor from 1950 to 1953, was followed by Fritz Reiner Reiner, Fritz , 1888–1963, American conductor, b. Budapest. After serving as conductor of the People's Opera in Budapest (1911–14) and the Court Opera in Dresden (1914–21), he came (1922) to the United States as conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony ..... Click the link for more information. , who conducted until his death in 1963. Sir Georg Solti Solti, Sir Georg , 1912–97, English conductor, b. Hungary. He made his conducting debut in Budapest (1933) and later led orchestras in Switzerland, Germany, and France. Solti gained fame as music director (1969–91) of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. ..... Click the link for more information. conducted from 1968 to 1990 and was succeeded in 1991 by the current conductor, Daniel Barenboim Barenboim, Daniel , 1942–, Israeli pianist and conductor, b. Buenos Aires, Argentina. He made his debut in Buenos Aires at seven. His family settled in Israel in 1952, and he studied at Rome's Santa Cecilia Academy and with Nadia Boulanger and others. ..... Click the link for more information. . The orchestra plays a summer season at Ravinia Park in the suburbs north of Chicago. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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