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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Background information
Birth nameChicago Orchestra
Also known asCSO
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s)Classical
Occupation(s)Symphony Orchestra
Years active1891–present
Associated actsCivic Orchestra
CSO Chorus
Websitewww.cso.org
Members
Music Director Designate
Riccardo Muti
Principal Conductor
Bernard Haitink
Conductor Emeritus
Pierre Boulez
Civic Orchestra Conductor
Cliff Colnot
Chorus Director
Duain Wolfe
Former members
Founder
Theodore Thomas
Notable instrument(s)
Violin
Baron von der Leyen 1715 Stradivari
Viola
Domenico Montagnana 1723
Violoncello
Braga 1731 Stradivari

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (b Bernard Johan Herman Haitink CH KBE (born March 4, 1929) is a Dutch conductor and Violinist Early WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b Theodore Thomas can refer to the following people Theodore Thomas (conductor (1835–1905 American violinist and conductor Theodore Thomas Antonio Stradivari (1644 &ndash December 18 1737 was an Italian Luthier, a crafter of Stringed instruments such as Violins cellos Domenico Montagnana (1686-1750 was an Italian Master Luthier based in Venice, Italy. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antonio Stradivari (1644 &ndash December 18 1737 was an Italian Luthier, a crafter of Stringed instruments such as Violins cellos Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". [1]

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History

In 1891 Charles Norman Fay, a Chicago businessman, invited Theodore Thomas to establish an orchestra in Chicago. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Theodore Thomas ( October 11, 1835 &ndash Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Conducted by Theodore Thomas under the name "Chicago Orchestra," the orchestra played its first concert on October 16, 1891 at the Auditorium Theatre. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University in Chicago Illinois is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. It is one of the oldest orchestras in the United States, along with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra ( SLSO) an American Symphony orchestra based in St

Orchestra Hall, now a component of the Symphony Center complex, was designed by Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham and completed in 1904. Symphony Center is a music complex in Chicago Illinois and is home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta. Symphony Center is a music complex in Chicago Illinois and is home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta. Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA ( September 4, 1846 &ndash June 1, 1912) was an American Architect and Urban planner. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Maestro Thomas served as music director for thirteen years until his death shortly after the orchestra's newly built residence was dedicated on December 14, 1904. Maestro means " Master " or " Teacher " in Italian. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The orchestra was renamed "Theodore Thomas Orchestra" in 1905 and today, Orchestra Hall still has "Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall" inscribed in its façade. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

In 1905, Frederick Stock became music director, a post he held until his death in 1942. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Stock ( Friedrich August Stock) ( November 11 The orchestra was renamed "Chicago Symphony Orchestra" in 1913.

Other music directors have included Désiré Defauw, Artur Rodziński, Rafael Kubelík, Fritz Reiner, Jean Martinon, Sir Georg Solti and Daniel Barenboim. Désiré Defauw ( September 5, 1885, Ghent, Belgium &ndash July 25, 1960, Gary, Indiana, United Artur Rodziński ( January 1, 1892 &ndash November 27, 1958) was a Polish conductor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Rafael Jeroným Kubelík ( June 29 1914 &ndash WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Jean Martinon ( January 10 1910 &ndash March WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor.

Maestro Barenboim resigned from his post in 2006 in order to focus on his career in Europe with the Staatskapelle Berlin opera company, La Scala in Milan, and also with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra which he co-founded. The Staatskapelle Berlin is the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera (Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was Barenboim's final concerts leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra took place on June 15-17 2006. On 27 April 2006, the orchestra named Bernard Haitink to the role of principal conductor and Pierre Boulez to the role of conductor emeritus "while [the] music director search continues. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Johan Herman Haitink CH KBE (born March 4, 1929) is a Dutch conductor and Violinist Early WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b "[2] These appointments began in the 2006-2007 season.

On May 5, 2008, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association President Deborah Card announced that the orchestra had named Riccardo Muti as its 10th music director, starting with the 2010-2011 season, for an initial contract of 5 years. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (b [3]

The orchestra has also had many distinguished guest conductors, including Richard Strauss, John Williams, Arnold Schoenberg, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Edward Elgar, Aaron Copland, Leonard Slatkin, André Previn, Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, Morton Gould, Erich Leinsdorf, Walter Hendl, Eugene Ormandy, George Szell and Charles Münch. Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов Aaron Copland (November 14 1900 &ndash December 2 1990 was an American Composer of concert and film music as well as an accomplished Pianist. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1 1944 is an American WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b Michael Tilson Thomas (b December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist and Composer. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion Morton Gould ( December 10, 1913 &ndash February 21, 1996) was an American Pianist, Composer, conductor WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Erich Leinsdorf ( Erich Landauer) ( February 4, WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Walter Hendl ( January 12, 1917 &ndash April WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Eugene Ormandy ( November 18, 1899 &ndash March WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Charles Münch (September 26 1891 &ndash November 6 1968 was an Many of these guests have also recorded with the orchestra.

The three principal guest conductors of the orchestra have been Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, and Pierre Boulez. Carlo Maria Giulini ( May 9, 1914 &ndash June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor, and violist. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born June WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b

Music performed by the orchestra has been heard in movies, including Casino conducted by Sir Georg Solti, and Fantasia 2000 conducted by James Levine. Casino is an Academy Award nominated 1995 Crime drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese. Fantasia 2000 is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

The Chicago Symphony holds an annual fundraiser, originally known as the Chicago Symphony Marathon, more recently as "Radiothon," and now "Symphonython," in conjunction with Chicago radio station WFMT. WFMT is a fine arts and Classical music FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. As part of the event, the Orchestra has, since 1986, released tracks from their broadcast archives on double LP/CD collections.

Ravinia Festival

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra maintains a summer home at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois. Highland Park is a city in the Moraine Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The orchestra first performed there during Ravinia Park’s second season in November 1905 and continued to appear there on and off through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark due to the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936 and has been in residence at the Festival every summer since. Ravinia Park is a private park in Highland Park, Illinois with a variety of outdoor and indoor performing arts facilities and it is best known as the site of the

Many conductors have made their debut with the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia, and several have gone on to become the artistic director, or primary summertime guest conductor at Ravinia, including Seiji Ozawa (1964-1968), James Levine (1973-1993), and Christoph Eschenbach (1995-2003). WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> is a Japanese conductor, particularly noted for his interpretations James Lawrence Levine (born 23 June 1943) is an American orchestral conductor and pianist. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Christoph Eschenbach (born February 20, 1940, As of 2005, James Conlon holds the title of Ravinia music director. James Conlon (born Queens New York 1950 is an American conductor

Recordings and broadcasts

The Chicago Symphony has amassed a discography numbering more than 900. Recordings by the Orchestra have earned fifty-eight Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. These include several Classical Album of the Year awards, awards in Best Classical Performance in vocal soloist, choral, instrumental, engineering and orchestral categories.

On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock recorded the Wedding March from Felix Mendelssohn's music to A Midsummer Night's Dream for what was then known as the Columbia Graphophone Company. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from Stock and the orchestra made numerous recordings for Columbia Records and the Victor Talking Machine Company, renamed RCA Victor in 1929. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Victrola redirects here For other uses see Victrola (disambiguation The Victor Talking Machine Company ( 1901 – 1929 RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The orchestra's first non-acoustic electrical recordings were made for Victor in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture. Karl Goldmark, also known originally as Károly Goldmark and later sometimes as Carl Goldmark ( Keszthely, Hungary, May 18, 1830 &ndash These early electrical recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios; within a couple of years Victor began recording the orchestra in Orchestra Hall. Stock continued recording until 1942, the year he died.

In 1951, Rafael Kubelik made the first modern high fidelity recordings with the orchestra, in Orchestra Hall, for Mercury. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Rafael Jeroným Kubelík ( June 29 1914 &ndash Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Like the very first electrical recordings, these performances were made with a single microphone. Philips has reissued these performances on compact disc with the original Mercury label and liner notes. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc.

In March 1954, Fritz Reiner made the first stereophonic recordings with the orchestra, again in Orchestra Hall, for RCA Victor, including a performance of Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted Reiner and the orchestra continued to record for RCA through 1962. These were mostly recorded in RCA's triple-channel "Living Stereo" process. RCA has digitally remastered the recordings and released them on CD and SACD. Jean Martinon also recorded with the orchestra for RCA Victor during the 1960s, producing performances that have been reissued on CD. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Jean Martinon ( January 10 1910 &ndash March

Sir Georg Solti recorded primarily for Decca in recordings that were issued in the U. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. S. on the London label, including a highly-acclaimed Mahler series, recorded in the historic Medinah Temple. Many of the recordings with Daniel Barenboim have been released on Teldec. Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. TELDEC, or Teldec Record Service GmbH is a German Record label in Hamburg, Germany

The Chicago Symphony first broadcast on the radio in 1925. There have been broadcasts ever since, except for a few years during World War II and a hiatus between October 2002 and April 2007. The reason for the latter break was a dispute between the musicians' union and CSO management over extra pay for musicians for radio broadcasts. [4] The Orchestra offered to match the broadcast fees of the highest-paying US orchestra, but the union refused the offer. Henry Fogel, then president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, told the Tribune, "I think the musicians' representatives believe we should find a way to fund payments at the levels they expect, and frankly we just cannot. "[5] With the resolution of the dispute, the Chicago Symphony radio syndication resumed with a 52-week series. The broadcasts are sponsored by BP and air on 98. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major 7 WFMT in Chicago and the WFMT Radio Network. WFMT is a fine arts and Classical music FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. WFMT is a fine arts and Classical music FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. They consist of 39 weeks of recordings of live concerts, as well as highlights from the CSO's vast discography. [6]

The CSO has also appeared on a series of telecasts on WGN-TV, beginning in 1953. WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. The early 1960s saw the videotaped telecast series Music from Chicago, conducted by Fritz Reiner and guest conductors including Arthur Fiedler, George Szell, Pierre Monteux, and Charles Munch. Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Monteux ( April 4, 1875 &ndash July WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Charles Münch (September 26 1891 &ndash November 6 1968 was an Many of these televised concerts, from 1953 to 1963, have since been released to DVD by VAI Distribution.

Georg Solti also conducted a series of concerts with the Chicago Symphony that were broadcast in the 1970s on PBS. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the

In 2007, the Chicago Symphony formed its own recording label, CSO Resound. After an agreement was reached with the Orchestra's musicians, arrangements were made for new recordings to be released digitally at online outlets and on compact disc. [6] The first CSO Resound CD, recording Bernard Haitink's rendition of Mahler's Third Symphony, was released in the spring of 2007. The following releases were Bruckner's Seventh symphony conducted by Haitink, Shostakovich's Fifth by Chung and Mahler's Sixth by Haitink.

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Frederick Stock founded the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the first training orchestra in the United States affiliated with a major symphony orchestra, in 1919. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Stock ( Friedrich August Stock) ( November 11 Its goal is to recruit pre-professional musicians and train them as high-level orchestra players. Many alumni have gone on to play for the CSO or other major orchestras.

The Civic Orchestra performs half a dozen orchestral concerts and a chamber music series annually in Symphony Center and in other venues throughout the Chicago area free of charge to the public.

Music directors, conductors

Music directors
Titled Conductors
Composers-in-Residence
Assistant / Associate Conductors
  • Arthur Mees - Assistant 1896-1898
  • Frederick Stock - Assistant 1899-1905
  • Eric DeLamarter - Assistant 1918-1933, Associate 1933-1936
  • Hans Lange - Associate 1936-1943, Conductor 1943-1946
  • Tauno Hannikainen - Assistant 1947-1949, Associate 1949-1950
  • George Schick - Assistant 1950-1952, Associate 1952-1956
  • Walter Hendl - Associate 1958-1964
  • Irwin Hoffman - Assistant 1964-1965, Associate 1965-1968, Conductor 1969-1970
  • Henry Mazer - Associate 1970-1986
  • Kenneth Jean - Associate 1986-1993
  • Michael Morgan - Assistant 1986-1993
  • Yaron Traub - Assistant 1995-1998, Associate 1998-1999
  • William Eddins - Assistant 1995-1998, Associate 1998-1999, Resident 1999-2004

Honors and awards

Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra have won fifty-eight Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Theodore Thomas ( October 11, 1835 &ndash WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Stock ( Friedrich August Stock) ( November 11 Désiré Defauw ( September 5, 1885, Ghent, Belgium &ndash July 25, 1960, Gary, Indiana, United Artur Rodziński ( January 1, 1892 &ndash November 27, 1958) was a Polish conductor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Rafael Jeroným Kubelík ( June 29 1914 &ndash WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Jean Martinon ( January 10 1910 &ndash March Irwin Hoffman (born 26 November 1924) is an American conductor, born in New York. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (b Carlo Maria Giulini ( May 9, 1914 &ndash June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor, and violist. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born June WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b Bernard Johan Herman Haitink CH KBE (born March 4, 1929) is a Dutch conductor and Violinist Early John Corigliano (b February 16, 1938, New York City New York) is an American Composer of Classical music and a teacher Shulamit Ran (שולמית רן born October 21, 1949 in Tel Aviv Israel) is an Israeli-American composer Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American Composer. Osvaldo Noé Golijov (born in La Plata, Argentina, December 5, 1960) is a Grammy award winning Composer of classical Mark-Anthony Turnage (born June 10, 1960 in Corringham Essex) is an English Composer of classical music. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Stock ( Friedrich August Stock) ( November 11 Eric DeLamarter ( February 18, 1880 in Lansing Michigan – May 17, 1953 in Orlando Florida) was an American composer Hans Lange (* February 17, 1884 in Istanbul; died August 13, 1960 in Albuquerque) was a German-American conductor Tauno Hannikainen (Tauno Heikki Hannikainen February 26 1896 – October 12 1968) was a Finnish Cellist and conductor WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Walter Hendl ( January 12, 1917 &ndash April Irwin Hoffman (born 26 November 1924) is an American conductor, born in New York. William Eddins (born December 9, 1964 in Buffalo New York) is an American Pianist and conductor. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS.

Pierre Boulez, conductor emeritus and former principal guest conductor, has won twenty-six Grammy Awards including eight with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b Currently, Boulez is the third all-time Grammy winner, behind Sir Georg Solti (thirty-one) and Quincy Jones (twenty-seven). WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor

The late Sir Georg Solti, former music director and music director laureate, won thirty-one Grammy Awards—more than any other recording artist. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 He received seven awards in addition to his twenty-four awards with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. In addition, Sir Georg Solti and producer John Culshaw received the first NARAS Trustees’ Award in 1967 for their “efforts, ingenuity, and artistic contributions” in connection with the first complete recording of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Vienna Philharmonic. John Royds Culshaw ( May 28, 1924 - April 27, 1980) was a pioneering English classical Record producer The Grammy Trustees Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "individuals who during their careers in music have made significant contributions other than Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the Sir Georg Solti also received the Academy’s 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding

The late Margaret Hillis, founder and longtime director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, won nine Grammy Awards for her collaborations with the Orchestra and Chorus. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Margaret Hillis ( October 1


Grammy Award for Best Classical Album


Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance


Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance


Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra


Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance


Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording


Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition


Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

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External links

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