http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=17 Copyright 2008 Chicago Symphony Orchestra CSO Press Releases en-us Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/img/lgbac_symphony_center.jpg http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=17 http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,75 Today, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association—with the unanimous approval from its Board of Trustees and overwhelming support from the musicians of the CSO—appointed world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti as its 10th music director. CSO Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,80 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Larry Combs will receive the Orchestra's prestigious Theodore Thomas Medallion for Distinguished Service during the CSO concert on Saturday, June 7, at 8 p.m. Named after the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the medal is awarded to all retiring members of the Orchestra. CSO Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,79 The jazz series kicks off on September 26 with a performance by vocalist Cassandra Wilson, followed by a celebration of the 50th anniversary of bossa nova with Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio on October 17. CSO Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,77 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's previously announced subscription concert program with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas on May 29- 31 — featuring Ives' "New England Holidays" and Dvorak's Eighth Symphony — has been changed. CSO Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,74 The 2007-2008 Jazz at Symphony Center series concludes this spring with two performances: a Latin-flavored double-bill program featuring the Danilo Perez Trio and the David Sanchez Quartet on Friday, May 16; and an evening with the Wayne Shorter Quartet, led by legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, on Friday, June 6. CSO Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,73 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra today announced programming for its 2008-2009 MusicNOW series, featuring the best new music by the outstanding composers of our time, performed by musicians from the CSO. CSO Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,72 Stage, film and television star Kristin Chenoweth joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for its annual Corporate Night celebration on Tuesday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. CSO Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,71 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink returns in May for a spring residency that includes two weeks of subscription programming at Orchestra Hall and two concerts at New York City's venerable Carnegie Hall. CSO Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,70 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has issued a new volume of compact discs entitled "Chicago Symphony Chorus: A 50th Anniversary Celebration." CSO Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=7,1,2,5,69 San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas will recreate the lives and times of Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, two giants of the American Yiddish theater, during special concert performances on Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. CSO Tue, 29 April 2008 10:06:01 EDT