Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the “Big Five”. Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston’s Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood. Early years The BSO […]
Dresden Staatskapelle (SKD)
The Staatskapelle Dresden (officially known in German as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) is an orchestra based in Dresden, Germany founded in 1548 by Kurfürst Moritz (Elector Moritz, or Maurice) of Saxony. It is one of the world’s oldest orchestras. The precursor ensemble was Die Kurfürstlich-Sächsische und Königlich-Polnische Kapelle (The Saxony Elector and Royal Polish Band). […]
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the “Big Five”. Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo […]
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (LGO)
1886 Opera Leipzig 03-08-1886. 1887 Concert Leipzig 22-03-1887. 1887 Opera Leipzig 13-11-1887. 1887 Concert Leipzig 30-11-1887. 1888 Opera Leipzig 20-01-1888 – Die drei Pintos (Premiere). See also: Henri Wilhelm Petri (1856-1914). The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; sometimes simply referred to as Gewandhausorchester) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named […]
Gustav Mahler’s Legacy
To the bottom of this page Year 1911 (0) Gustav Mahler died this year. See: Year 1911. Year 1912 (+1) Gustav Mahler died 1 year ago. Year 1913 (+2) Year 1914 (+3) Year 1915 (+4) Year 1916 (+5) Year 1917 (+6) Year 1918 (+7) Year 1919 (+8) Year 1920 (+9) Year 1921 (+10) Year 1922 (+11) Year 1923 (+12) Year 1924 (+13) […]