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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 a symphony orchestra[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of symphony_orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,228 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra was a member of League of American Orchestras[4].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra is located in Chicago[5].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra is in the country of United States[6].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as symphony orchestra[7].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's founder is recorded as Theodore Thomas[9].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's genre is classical music[10].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[11].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's postal code is recorded as 60604-2596[12].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Commons category is recorded as Chicago Symphony Orchestra[13].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • 1891 marks the founding of Chicago Symphony Orchestra[15].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.87901389, 'longitude': -87.62461667}[16].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's located on street is recorded as Michigan Avenue[17].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[18].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's official website is recorded as https://www.cso.org/[19].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chicago Symphony Orchestra[20].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's director / manager is recorded as Riccardo Muti[21].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's phone number is recorded as +1-312-294-3000[22].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)[24].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance[25].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance[26].
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[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[9]. 1891 marks the founding of it[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago[18].

Leadership

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's director / manager is recorded as Riccardo Muti[21].

Operations

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[11].

Recognition

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

Why It Matters

Chicago Symphony Orchestra ranks in the top 4% of symphony_orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,228 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 32 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

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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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. 5d 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 */ [[Property:P13772]]: chicago-symphony, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923090|chicago symphony (#289923090)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 9d 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 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q239582]]"
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