Orchester (Vereinigte Staaten) - New Yorker Philharmoniker, League of American Orchestras, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: New Yorker Philharmoniker, League of American Orchestras, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Dallas Wind Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Nbc Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Wind Ensemble, New York Symphony Society, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra U. S. A., Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Big Five, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. 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 designate is Riccardo Muti, due to begin his tenure in 2010. In 1891 Charles Norman Fay, a Chicago businessman, invited Theodore Thomas to establish an orchestra in Chicago. Conducted by Theodore Thomas under the name "Chicago Orchestra", the Orchestra played its first concert on October 16, 1891 at the Auditorium Theatre. 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. Orchestra Hall, now a component of the Symphony Center complex, was designed by Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham and completed in 1904. 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. The orchestra was renamed "Theodore Thomas Orchestra" in 1905 and today, Orchestra Hall still has "Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall" inscribed in its faade. In 1905, Frederick Stock became music director, a post he held until...http://booksllc.net/?l=de