Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra, which is in Cincinnati, Ohio, native. Its main Aufführunggstätte is the Music Hall. In addition to the concerts, the orchestra also pop concerts as Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is the resident orchestra for the Cincinnati May Festival, the Opera and Cincinnati Ballet.

History

Various orchestras existed in Cincinnati 1825-1872. , The immediate predecessor of the current orchestra was the Cincinnati Orchestra, established in 1872. Founded in 1893 Helen Herron Taft, the Cincinnati Orchestra Association, and the name of the orchestra was determined as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra gave its first concerts in 1895 in Pike's Opera House. A year later dfas Orchestra at the Music Hall. Its first conductor was Frank Van der Stucken, a born in Texas musician of Flemish origin who conducted until 1907. In its early years the Orchestetr such well-known composers such as Richard Strauss and Edward McDowell welcomed. The orchestra led the U.S. premiere of the Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler.

During three years the orchestra has been inactive in the wake of disputes and financial problems. At its reorganization in 1909 worked Leopold Stokowski, at that time a young organist from England, for three years as Musical Director of the newly organized orchestra until 1921; it was his first job ever as a conductor. 1911 pulled the Orchestra of the Music Hall for Emery to Auditorium. Subsequent musical directors were Ernst Kunwald to 1918, Eugène Ysaÿe ( 1918-1922 ), Fritz Reiner ( 1922-1933 ) and Eugene Goossens ( 1933-1947 ). The orchestra returned in 1936 back to Music Hall. His musical milestones during this period included the U.S. premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 (1912 ), whose first recording in 1917, first national tour and the world premiere of Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Lincoln Portrait.

Thor Johnson in 1947 musical director and led the orchestra into one of the very first stereo recordings for Remington Records. Max Rudolf followed by Johnson in 1958. Thomas Schippers was music director in 1970, but died unexpectedly already in 1977. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra was founded in 1977, with Erich Kunzel as its conductor. According to Schippers ' death Walter Susskind worked as Artistic Council of the orchestra from 1978 until his death in 1980.

Then, in 1980, Michael Gielen Music Director and held this position until 1986. Jesús López Cobos - 1986 was the music director. His achievements included a 1995 European tour, the first since 1969, and the first TV appearance on PBS. His 15 -year-old director of activity was the longest with this orchestra. In September 2001 he was appointed music director emeritus and retired.

Modern History

From 2001 to 2011 Paavo Järvi was the music director of the orchestra. The orchestra made ​​a series of recordings for the Telarc during Järvi conducting. In January 2007 it was reported by financial difficulties with the orchestra, it was from an expected deficit of approximately $ two million over the tax year the speech. 2009, there were these difficulties - together with a sale of Telarc - the cessation of the record contract by the Concord Music Group. The end of 2009 announced Cincinnati patron of the arts and Philanthrophin Louise Nippert to a donation of $ 85 million to the orchestra. The orchestra should annually receive direct three million USD, which is about ¾ of its fixed costs covered. 12 % and 5 % were of the Opera and the Cincinnati Ballet Company assigned, coupled with the requirement that the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra remain for these organizations.

In December 2010 John Morris Russell new conductor of the Cincinnati Pops, the successor of Erich Kunzel died in 2009. After his Direktiorenschaft in 2011 Järvi was appointed Music Director of honor Halberstadt ( " music director laureate "). In January 2011, as part of the interim period after the end of the activity of Järvi and during the search of a successor, the orchestra appointed a number of musicians to " Creative Directors" in order to meet various concert series with them. For the 2011-2012 season, these were:

  • Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Creative Director of the Masterworks Series
  • Philip Glass, Creative Director of Boundless Series
  • Lang Lang, Creative Director of the Ascent Series

For the 2012-2013 season Frühbeck de Burgos renewed his position as creative director of the Masterworks Series. For the other two series, new musicians were named as directors:

In 2010, the orchestra his own recording label a, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Media. The Inauguralalbum the new label, "American Portraits, " was launched internationally in January 2011. In November 2011 it was the world's first orchestra, which set up a " tweeting zone" at his concerts.

On April 24, 2012, the Orchestra Louis Langrée named as its 13th music director, effective for the 2013-2014 season, with a contract period of four years. He received the title of " Music Director Designate " with immediate effect.

Music directors

  • Leopold Stokowski (1909-1912)
  • Kunwald Ernst (1912-1918)
  • Eugène Ysaÿe (1918-1922)
  • Fritz Reiner (1922-1931)
  • Eugene Goossens (1931-1947)
  • Thor Johnson (1947-1958)
  • Max Rudolf (1958-1970)
  • Thomas Schippers (1970-1977)
  • Michael Gielen (1980-1986)
  • Jesús López Cobos - (1986-2001)
  • Paavo Järvi (2001-2011)
  • Louis Langrée (2013 - )

Youth Orchestra

The CSO supports the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, a program for young musicians in grades 9 to 12, to cultivate talent and create opportunities for them to give a concert at the highest level. The CSYO is presently under the direction of the CSO 's assistant conductor, William C. White.

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