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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

symphony orchestra in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Summary

Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month, #4 of 416).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra is located in Chicago[4].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra is in the country of United States[5].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as orchestra[6].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's founder is recorded as Theodore Thomas[8].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's genre is classical music[9].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[10].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Commons category is recorded as Chicago Symphony Orchestra[11].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • 1891 marks the founding of Chicago Symphony Orchestra[13].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.87901389, 'lon': -87.62461667}[14].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[15].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's official website is recorded as https://www.cso.org/[16].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chicago Symphony Orchestra[17].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's director / manager is recorded as Riccardo Muti[18].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[19].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)[20].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance[21].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance[22].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[23].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chicago Symphony Orchestra'}[24].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's start of work period is recorded as 1891[25].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+79683734'}[26].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+73806692'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Orchestra[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1891[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, orchestral[31]

  • Community tags: classical, orchestra, orchestral, suboptimal credits, symphony orchestra[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 509c772e-1164-4457-8d09-0553cfa77d64[33]

Body

Founding

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's founder is recorded as Theodore Thomas[8]. 1891 marks the founding of it[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago[15].

Leadership

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's director / manager is recorded as Riccardo Muti[18].

Operations

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[10].

Recognition

Chicago Symphony Orchestra received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Why It Matters

Chicago Symphony Orchestra ranks in the top 0.96% of orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month, #4 of 416).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Chicago Symphony Orchestra receive?

Honors received include Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Related Entities

Bernard Haitink Claudio Abbado Daniel Barenboim Georg Solti Hilary Hahn Pierre Boulez Rafael Kubelík Riccardo Muti United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [9] ↑ . broadwayworld.com. broadwayworld.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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