The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) was founded in 1914. It performed the world's first radio broadcast of a symphonic concert on February 10, 1922 with pianist Artur Schnabel, and became the first nationally broadcast radio orchestra on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, later Ford Symphony Hour from 1934 to 1942 on the Columbia Broadcast System. The DSO is currently heard by one million listeners a week on the nationwide broadcast, the General Motors' "Mark of Excellence" radio series. Its live concert series is attended by 450,000 people a year and includes a series of free educational concerts for children begun in 1926. The symphony has produced many recordings on the Victor, London, Decca, Mercury, RCA, Chandos and DSO labels. The DSO recording of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring was the first CD to win the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy. A fine arts high school on part of the symphony's property opened in 2005. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Artur Schnabel (April 17, 1882 – August 15, 1951) was a classical pianist, who also composed and taught. ... The Ford Motor Company (usually called Ford; sometimes called FoMoCo), (NYSE: F) is a multinational corporation that manufactures automobiles. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: И́горь Фёдорович Страви́нский Igor Fjodorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer of modern classical music. ... Le Sacre du printemps (English: The Rite of Spring; Russian: Весна священная) is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. ... LAcadémie Charles Cros, the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy, is named in honor of Charles Cros. ...

History

Until 1919, the DSO performed at the old Detroit Opera House. Upon the appointment of Ossip Gabrilowitsch as music director in 1918, he demanded a new auditorium be built as a condition of his accepting the position, leading to the construction of Orchestra Hall. In 1956, the Orchestra moved to Ford Auditorium on the waterfront of the Detroit River. The DSO remained in that venue for 33 years [1], but later returned to a renovated Orchestra Hall, which was said to feature better acoustics. The Detroit Opera House, opened on January 22, 1922 as the Capitol Theater, is the current venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions. ... Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Осип Саломонович Габрилович, Osip Salomonovich Gabrilovich; he used the German transliteration Gabrilowitsch in the West) (o. ... Detroits Orchestra Hall was built in 1919, in barely five months, because Ossip Gabrilowitsch demanded that the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) build a suitable auditorium before he assumed his position as music director. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... There are several buildings named Orchestra Hall: Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

As of 2006, the DSO is still in the midst of a search for a new principal conductor, Neeme Järvi having departed from his post there in 2005. See below for a complete list of music directors. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neeme Järvi (born June 7, 1937) is an Estonian-born conductor. ...

Music directors

• Jeremy Brigden (2005-Present)
• Neeme Järvi (1990-2005)
• Günther Herbig (1984-1990)
• Antal Doráti (1977-1981)
• Aldo Ceccato (1973-1977)
• Sixten Ehrling (1963-1973)
• Paul Paray (1951-1962)
• Orchestra disbanded 1949-1951
• Karl Krueger (1944-1949)
• Victor Kolar (1940-1942)
• Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1918-1936)
• Weston Gales (1914-1917)

Neeme Järvi (born June 7, 1937) is an Estonian-born conductor. ... Günther Herbig (born November 30, 1931 in Ústí nad Labem, current-day Czech Republic) is a German conductor. ... Antal Doráti (April 9, 1906 – November 13, 1988) was a conductor and composer. ... Aldo Ceccato (born 18 February 1934 in Milan) is an Italian conductor. ... Sixten Ehrling, (April 3, 1918 – February 13, 2005), was a Swedish conductor who, during a long career, served tenures as the principle conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and as the music director of the Royal Swedish Opera amongst others. ... Paul Paray (born Le Tréport, May 24, 1886 - died Monte Carlo, October 10, 1979) was a French conductor, organist and composer. ... Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Осип Саломонович Габрилович, Osip Salomonovich Gabrilovich; he used the German transliteration Gabrilowitsch in the West) (o. ...

External link

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See also

Orchestra Hall, Detroit Detroits Orchestra Hall was built in 1919, in barely five months, because Ossip Gabrilowitsch demanded that the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) build a suitable auditorium before he assumed his position as music director. ...

Alexander Mishnaevski (the orchestra's principal violist) Alexander Mishnaevski is a Russian-born American violist, currently (2003) the principal violist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. ...