Music director
During the ten years from 1943 to 1953, there were three music directors in Chicago Symphony Orchestra, namely Desire Defauw, Artur Rodzinski and Rafael Kubelik. The next decade was the Fritz Reiner era in Chicago. Friends who love classical music will be familiar with the combination of Lionel and Chicago. Many of their famous performances are still the favorite of fans and enthusiasts. Strictly speaking, the sound effect of Chicago Orchestra Hall is not ideal, but RCA engineers in the 195s created a series of recording miracles here. Listen to Lena's Bela Bartok orchestral concerto. The full timbre and majestic momentum represent the highest achievements of recording and playing respectively.
Theodore Thomas
Chicago Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1891. At that time, Theodore Thomas, a famous American conductor, was entrusted by Norman Fay, a wealthy Chicago businessman, to organize the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. At the beginning, Thomas aimed at achieving the best orchestra, and his ambition was supported by Norman Fay. On October 16th, 1998, Chicago Symphony Orchestra first tried to crow under the command of Thomas, and received rave reviews, which laid the foundation for the next hundred years. Thomas served as Chicago's first music director for thirteen years until his death in 195. And Chicago Symphony Orchestra officially moved into the current site of the Orchestra Hall three weeks before his death.
Frederick Stock
Frederick Stock succeeded Thomas as the second music director. Stoker served for 3 years (from 195 to 1942), and he was the longest-serving music director in Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Stoke is a musician full of energy and creativity, and he is also keen on music education and music popularization. In 1919, he initiated the establishment of the reserve orchestra, the Civic Orechestra of Chicago, which not only pioneered the reserve orchestra system, but also provided a good growth and promotion channel for young musicians. Stoker was also a pioneer who devoted himself to the popularization of classical music. Under his leadership, Chicago Symphony Orchestra first contacted the masses in the form of popular concerts, and held concerts for children to make music take root.
Martinon
In 1963, Jean Martinon, a famous French conductor, succeeded Lerner in leading Chicago Symphony Orchestra. However, Martinon didn't make any achievements during his five-year tenure, and Chicago didn't shine again until Sir Georg Solti took over as music director in 1969. Solti was in office for twenty-two years (1969-1991), but his cooperation with the Chicago Orchestra continued until his death in 1997. In 1991, Daniel Barenboim took over Solti's baton and became the current and ninth music director of Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In addition to previous music directors, Chicago Symphony Orchestra has had three chief guest conductors. Giurini was the first chief guest conductor in Chicago. Although his official title was only three years from 1969 to 1972, his visit to the Chicago Orchestra can be traced back to the late 195s. Claudio Abbado also maintained a close relationship with Chicago in the early 198s. He was the second chief guest conductor. Since 1995, Pierre Boulez has become the third guest conductor.
Bernard
As one of the most outstanding conductors today, Bernard Haitink can almost be regarded as a symbol of the Netherlands in the music industry. His command is steady and powerful, and his repertoire is extensive. He has been active in music for more than half a century, and has recorded more than 1 records. In the annual prize awarded by the music magazine American Music: A Guide to the International Performing Arts, Haidingke won the title of "Musician of the Year".
On March 4th, 1929, Haidingke was born into a wealthy family in Amsterdam. In 1955, he was hired as the deputy conductor of the Netherlands United Broadcasting Orchestra. In 1956, he was hired as the chief conductor of the Dutch Hilversum Radio Orchestra. Since then, Haidingke has started his brilliant command career smoothly. In 1961, Haidingke became the youngest chief conductor in the history of the Royal Concert Hall Orchestra in Amsterdam, and in 1964, he became the music director and chief conductor of the orchestra, which meant that he sat at the top of the world-class orchestra. At this time, he was only 35 years old. From 1967 to 1979, Haidingke served in the Royal Concert Hall Orchestra, and was also the chief conductor of London Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1977, the musical director of the Greenbourne Opera House in England was taken over by Haidingke. In 1982, Haydink first conducted a performance in metropolitan opera. The music season from 1985 to 1986 was the busiest year for Haidingke. He conducted Boston Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Concert Hall Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks successively, and performed Richard Strauss's opera arabella at the Royal Opera House in London. In the summer of 1992, he led the Royal Opera House to Japan to perform Mozart's Don Giovanni and Figaro's Wedding. In 1992-1993, he performed in the Royal Opera House, including Richard Strauss's Woman Without Shadow, Janacek's The Cunning Fox and Mozart's Don Giovanni.
for more than p>5 years, Haidingke has been dedicated and respected, and has a high prestige in the world music scene. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to music culture, governments around the world awarded him many medals and titles, such as being knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands in 1969, honorary knighthood of the British Empire in 1977, honorary doctorate in music from Oxford University in 1988 and Erasmus Prize from the Netherlands in 1991.