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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

symphony orchestra in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Summary

Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of symphony orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,462 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grammy Hall of Fame[3]
  • Member of: League of American Orchestras[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chicago[5]
  • Country: United States[6]
  • Instance of: nonprofit organization[7]
  • Founder: Theodore Thomas[8]
  • Genre: classical music[9]
  • Headquarters location: Chicago[10]
  • Postal code: 60604-2596[11]
  • Commons category: Chicago Symphony Orchestra[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Inception: 1891[14]
  • Coordinate location: 41.87901389, -87.62461667[15]
  • Located on street: Michigan Avenue[16]
  • Location of formation: Chicago[17]
  • Official website: https://www.cso.org/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chicago Symphony Orchestra[19]
  • Director / manager: Riccardo Muti[20]
  • Phone number: +1-312-294-3000[21]
  • Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[22]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)[23], Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance[24]
  • Legal form: 501(c)(3) organization[25]
  • Native label: Chicago Symphony Orchestra[26]
  • Start of work period: 1891[27]
  • Total revenue: 79,683,734[28], 73,806,692[29], 72,050,421[30], 81,820,078[31], 102,432,097[32], 109,905,535[33], 80,827,722[34], 62,720,757[35], 78,351,623[36], 102,485,996[37], 102,542,334[38], 84,720,324[39], 77,635,145[40]

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[41]

  • Country: US[42]

  • Began / founded: 1891[43]

  • Genre(s): classical, orchestral[44]

  • Community tags: classical, orchestra, orchestral, suboptimal credits, symphony orchestra[45]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 509c772e-1164-4457-8d09-0553cfa77d64[46]

Why It Matters

Chicago Symphony Orchestra has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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 Kubelik Riccardo Muti United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → League of American Orchestras
    Harper's tag → chicago-symphony
    Phone number → +1-312-294-3000
    Located on street → Michigan Avenue
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: chicago-symphony, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923090|chicago symphony (#289923090)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 4w ago · Bsherr · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → 501(c)(3) organization
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.87901389, 'longitude': -87.62461667}
    Award received → —
    Website → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: symphony orchestra"
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