Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Profile

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra founded in 1891 in Chicago. It performs at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center and appears each summer at the Ravinia Festival. Renowned for virtuosity and acclaimed recordings, its notable leaders have included Theodore Thomas, Fritz Reiner, Sir Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, and Riccardo Muti.

Founded in 1891; based in Chicago, Illinois; principal venue is Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center; regular summer residency at the Ravinia Festival; widely awarded for recordings, including numerous Grammy Awards.

A single review covers the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Fantasia 2000 OST. The film is deemed disappointing, but the soundtrack is praised as excellent, rich with classical staples from Beethoven to Stravinsky. Special mention goes to Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and the closing Firebird.