Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Classical band from Chicago, IL · formed 1891
- chicago
- classical
- orchestra
- orchestral
- suboptimal credits
- symphony orchestra
- Shows on record
- 10
- Rooms played
- 4
- Cities
- 2
- Releases
- 34
- Last show
- Jun 8, 2026Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center
About
Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 1891, tagged chicago, classical, orchestra by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 4 rooms in 2 cities.
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra formed in 1891 — MusicBrainz
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
- Richard Graef: flute — MusicBrainz
- Jim Ross: percussion — MusicBrainz
- Gregory Smith: clarinet — MusicBrainz
- Charles Vernon: trombone — MusicBrainz
- Gene Pokorny: tuba — MusicBrainz
- Lawrence Neuman: viola — MusicBrainz
- William Buchman: bassoon — MusicBrainz
- Oto Carrillo: horn — MusicBrainz
- Jennifer Gunn: piccolo — MusicBrainz
- Kenneth Olsen: cello — MusicBrainz
- Cynthia Yeh: percussion, principal — MusicBrainz
- Stephanie Jeong: violin — MusicBrainz
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1953–1995 — MusicBrainz
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra has 53887 listeners on Last.fm — Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Last.fm
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra has released 10 recordings between 2021 and 2025 — Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Chicago — Chicago Symphony Orchestra on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
10 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20111 show
- 20131 show
- 20141 show
- 20191 show
- 20202 shows
- 20231 show
- 20252 shows
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center · ChicagoSupportwith Chris Thile | Support | Chris Thile |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Symphony Center · ChicagoSupportwith Ben Folds | Support | Ben Folds |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center · ChicagoSupportwith Pink Martini | Support | Pink Martini |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Symphony Center · ChicagoSupportwith Ben Folds | Support | Ben Folds |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Ravinia · Highland ParkHeadlinerwith Itzhak Perlman | Headliner | Itzhak Perlman |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Ravinia · Highland ParkHeadlinerwith Itzhak Perlman | Headliner | Itzhak Perlman |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Ravinia · Highland ParkHeadlinerwith Itzhak Perlman | Headliner | Itzhak Perlman |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Symphony Center · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Stewart Copeland | Headliner | Stewart Copeland |
| Aug 8, 2013 | Ravinia Pavilion · Highland ParkHeadlinerwith Itzhak Perlman | Headliner | Itzhak Perlman |
| Mar 7, 2011 | Symphony Center · ChicagoSupportwith Itzhak Perlman | Support | Itzhak Perlman |
Where they play
4 rooms in 2 citiesRooms played most
- Symphony Center · Chicago4 shows
- Ravinia · Highland Park3 shows
- Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center · Chicago2 shows
- Ravinia Pavilion · Highland Park1 show
Cities played
- Chicago6 shows
- Highland Park4 shows
Releases
34 releases, 1953–2025Double Concerto For Violin And Cello
2025
Contemporary American Composers
2023
The Mercury Masters - The Mono Recordings
2023
Symphony No. 7 / Arcana
2022
Symphonie En Fa 'Urbs Roma' / Symphony No. 9
2022
Symphony No.5
2022
Cavalleria Rusticana
2022
The Mercury Masters
2021
Symphony No. 10
2021
Symphony No. 5 / Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique' / Serenade For Strings / Piano Concerto No. 1
2021
Symphonie no. 9 / Rosamunde (excerpts)
1995
Concerto For Orchestra / Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta
1991
Overtures
1964 · Album
Paganini: Concerto No.1 In D/Saint-Saëns: Introduction And Rondo Capriccioso
1962 · Album
Prokofieff: Concerto no. 3 / MacDowell: Concerto no. 2
1961 · Album
Symphonie espagnole
1961 · Album
Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished" / Symphony no. 5
1961 · Album
Piano Concerto no. 2
1960 · Album
Pines of Rome / Fountains of Rome
1960 · Album
Reiner Conducts Wagner
1960 · Album
Scheherazade
1960 · Album
Symphony no. 4
1960 · Album
Symphony no. 4, op. 60 / Symphony no. 5, op. 67
1959 · Album
Symphony no. 5 / Coriolan Overture
1959 · Album
Concerto no. 2
1958 · Album
Debussy: Iberia - Ravel: Alborado Del Gracioso / Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
1958 · Album
Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite / Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss Divertimento
1958 · Album
New World Symphony
1958 · Album
Pictures at an Exhibition
1958 · Album
Violin Concerto
1958 · Album
Concerto for Orchestra
1956 · Album
Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 16 / Bartok: Music for Stringed Instruments, Percussion and Celesta
1953 · Album
Festival Of Russian Music
Misa solemnis
Lineup
- Richard Graef · flute
- Jim Ross · percussion
- Gregory Smith · clarinet
- Charles Vernon · trombone
- Gene Pokorny · tuba
- Lawrence Neuman · viola
- William Buchman · bassoon
- Oto Carrillo · horn
- Jennifer Gunn · piccolo
- Kenneth Olsen · cello
- Cynthia Yeh · percussion, principal
- Stephanie Jeong · violin
- Alexander Hanna · double bass
- Gina Dibello · violin
- Emma Gerstein · flute
- Esteban Batallán · trumpet
- Lawrie Bloom · clarinet
- Robert Chen · violin
- Rebecca Cole · violin
- Donald Moline · cello
- Channing Philbrick
- Brant Taylor · cello
- John Weicher · violin
- Yuan-Qing Yu · violin
Former
- Hans Letz · violin
- Edward Kleinhammer · bass trombone
- Sol Turner
- Arnold Jacobs · principal, tuba
- Wilbur Simpson · bassoon
- Adolph Herseth · principal, trumpet
- Ray Still · oboe, principal
- János Starker · cello
- Donald Peck · flute
- György Bánhalmi · piano
- Edward Druzinsky · harp, principal
- Frank Kaderabek · additional, principal, trumpet
- Samuel Magad · violin
- Richard Kanter · oboe
- Joseph Guastafeste · double bass
- Richard Oldberg · horn
- Leonore Glazer · cello
- Willard Somers Elliot · bassoon, principal
- Dale Clevenger · horn, principal
- Charles Geyer · trumpet
- Eric Wicks · violin
- Thomas Howell · horn
- Norman Schweikert · horn
- Louise Dixon · flute
- Jennie Wagner · violin
- Fox Fehling · violin
- Paul Phillips · violin
- Rubén González · violin
- Bruce Grainger · bassoon
- Sarah Bullen · harp, principal
- Mathieu Dufour · flute, principal
- Matthew Strauss · percussion
- Philip Farkas · French horn
- Karina Canellakis · violin
- Charles Clark · double bass
- Nathan Cole
- Franklyn D’Antonio · violin
- Michael Krasnopolsky · double bass
- David Krehbiel
- Philip Smith · trumpet
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.