The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. For chorus credit use Chicago Symphony Chorus.
It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenure in 2010.
Music Directors
Theodore Thomas 1891–1905
Frederick Stock 1905–42
Désiré Defauw 1943–47
Artur Rodzinski 1947–48
Rafael Kubelik 1950–53
Fritz Reiner 1953–63
Jean Martinon 1963–68
Irwin Hoffman 1968–69
Georg Solti 1969–91
Daniel Barenboim 1991–2006
Bernard Haitink 2006–10
Riccardo Muti – since 2010
Principal Guest Conductors
Carlo Maria Giulini (1969–72)
Claudio Abbado (1982–85)
Georg Solti (1991–97) – Music Director Laureate
Pierre Boulez (1995–2006)
Composers-in-Residence
John Corigliano 1987–90
Shulamit Ran 1990–97
Augusta Read Thomas 1997–2006
Osvaldo Golijov 2006–10
Mark-Anthony Turnage 2006–10
Anna Clyne 2010–15
Mason Bates 2010–15
Samuel Adams – since 2015
Elizabeth Ogonek – since 2015
Hrusa, Trpueski & Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Hrusa, Trpueski & Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Bruch & Schumann Rhenish
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Bruch & Schumann Rhenish
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Hiromi w/ Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Chicago Symphony Orchestra w/ Joffrey Ballet
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
CSO x The Joffrey Ballet
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
CSO x The Joffrey Ballet
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Mahler 7 with Jaap van Zweden
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Mahler 7 with Jaap van Zweden
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Zakir Hussain w/ Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Mahler 7 with Jaap van Zweden
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
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Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
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Emanuel Ax w/ Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Makela & Trifonov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
2023
CSO Resound
CD, Album
2023
Mercury
31xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Ltd
2023
Urania Records (4)
5xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2022
Urania Records (4)
5xFile, MP3, Comp, RM, 320
2022
Urania Records (4)
8xFile, MP3, Comp, RM, 320
2022
Tower Records (4), Warner Classics
SACD, Hybrid, Comp, RM
2022
CSO Resound
CD
2021
Mercury
10xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box
2021
Decca
CD, Album, RE, SHM
2021
Urania Records (4)
4xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2021
Urania Records (4)
15xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2021
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
CD, Album, Dig
2021
2020
Firenze City Magazine
CD
2020
Sony Classical
4xCD, Comp + Box
2020
CSO Resound
CD, Album
2020
The Intense Media, Documents
10xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Wal
2019
Alto
CD, Comp, RM
2019
High Definition Tape Transfers
File, FLAC, WAV
2019
2018
Decca
2xCD, Comp, RM
2018
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical
3xSACD, Hybrid, Comp, Ltd, RM
2018
CSO Resound
CD, Album
2017
Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
8xCD, Comp + Box
2017
CSO Resound
CD
2017
Decca
108xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd
2017
Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca
Box, Comp, Dlx, Num, S/Edition + 6xLP, RE, 180
2017
Analogue Productions, RCA Victor Red Seal
2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180
2017
Scribendum
19xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Cla
2017
2017
2017
2016
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Sony Music
5xCD, Comp + Box
2016
Decca
2xCD, Comp, RM
2016
Blue Moon (4)
CD, Comp
2016
CSO Resound
CD, Album
2016
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp, RE, SHM
2016
2015
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical
9xCD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp
2015
Deutsche Grammophon, La Musica Di Repubblica - L'Espresso
CD, Comp
2015
Decca
CD, Album
2015
2015
2014
Decca, Universal Music Group
CD, Album, RE, RM
2014
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical
40xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box
2014
Sony Classical
CD
2014
Alto
CD, Comp, RM
2014
High Definition Tape Transfers
4xFile, FLAC, 24b
2014
Blue Moon (4)
CD, Comp, RE
2014
Blue Moon (4)
CD, Comp
2014
Urania Records (4)
2xCD, Comp, RM
2014
Urania Records (4)
2xCD, Comp, RM
2014
CSO Resound
5xFile, MP3, 320
2014
2013
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp, RE
2013
RCA Victor Red Seal, RCA Red Seal, Sony Music, Sony Classical
CD, Comp, RM
2013
Decca
Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A
2013
Sony Classical Originals
CD, Album, Comp, RE
2013
2013
2012
Sony Classical
3xDVD, Copy Prot., RE, NTSC + Box, Comp
2012
Deutsche Grammophon
2xCD, Comp, RE
2012
C Major
Blu-ray, Album
2012
Warner Classics, Erato
5xCD, Comp
2012
Decca
2xCD, Comp, RM
2012
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp
2012
La Musica Di Repubblica - L'Espresso
CD, Comp
2011
Deutsche Grammophon
5xCD, Comp + Box
2011
Decca
CD, Comp, RM
2011
RCA Red Seal
4xCD, Comp
2011
Urania Records (4)
2xCD, Comp, RM
2011
2011
2010
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical
CD, Comp, RE, RM
2010
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Sony Music
CD, Comp, RM
2010
Decca, Universal Music Group
12xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM
2010
CSO Resound
CD
2010
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Sony Music
CD, Comp, RM
2010
Dirigent
CDr, Album
2010
Decca
5xCD, Comp, Ltd
2010
2009
RCA Victor Red Seal, Classic Records
12", S/Sided, Single, RM, 200
2009
CSO Resound
CD, Album
2009
DeAgostini
DVD-V, Multichannel, PAL
2009
2009
2009
2008
CSO Resound
CD, Album + DVD-V
2008
Diapason
CD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig
2008
Canary Classics
CD, Album
2008
Classics For Pleasure, EMI
CD, Comp, RM
2008
IDIS
CD
2008
JVC
XRCD, RM, 20-
2008
2008
2008
2007
CSO Resound
SACD, Multichannel, Dir
2007
Il Sole 24 Ore
2xCD, Comp
2007
Il Sole 24 Ore
2xCD, Comp
2007
Albany Records
CD, Album
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Hrusa, Trpueski & Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Hrusa, Trpueski & Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Bruch & Schumann Rhenish
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Bruch & Schumann Rhenish
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Hiromi w/ Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Chicago Symphony Orchestra w/ Joffrey Ballet
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
CSO x The Joffrey Ballet
Symphony Center-IL, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America