Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. For chorus credit use [a3016490].

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 [a=Riccardo Muti], who began his tenure in 2010.

[b]Music Directors[/b]

[a=Theodore Thomas (4)] 1891–1905

[a=Frederick Stock] 1905–42

[a=Désiré Defauw] 1943–47

[a=Artur Rodzinski] 1947–48

[a=Rafael Kubelik] 1950–53

[a=Fritz Reiner] 1953–63

[a=Jean Martinon] 1963–68

[a=Irwin Hoffman] 1968–69

[a=Georg Solti] 1969–91

[a=Daniel Barenboim] 1991–2006

[a=Bernard Haitink] 2006–10

[a=Riccardo Muti] – since 2010

[b]Principal Guest Conductors[/b]

[a=Carlo Maria Giulini] (1969–72)

[a=Claudio Abbado] (1982–85)

[a=Georg Solti] (1991–97) – Music Director Laureate

[a=Pierre Boulez] (1995–2006)

[b]Composers-in-Residence[/b]

[a=John Corigliano] 1987–90

[a=Shulamit Ran] 1990–97

[a=Augusta Read Thomas] 1997–2006

[a=Osvaldo Golijov] 2006–10

[a=Mark-Anthony Turnage] 2006–10

[a=Anna Clyne] 2010–15

[a=Mason Bates] 2010–15

[a=Samuel Adams] – since 2015

[a=Elizabeth Ogonek] – since 2015