Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Music Directors, Conductors

Music Directors, Conductors

Music directors
  • 1891–1905 Theodore Thomas
  • 1905–1942 Frederick Stock
  • 1943–1947 Désiré Defauw
  • 1947–1948 Artur Rodziński
  • 1950–1953 Rafael Kubelík
  • 1953–1962 Fritz Reiner
  • 1962–1963 Fritz Reiner (musical advisor)
  • 1963–1968 Jean Martinon
  • 1968–1969 Irwin Hoffman (acting music director)
  • 1969–1991 Sir Georg Solti
  • 1991–2006 Daniel Barenboim
  • 2010–present Riccardo Muti
Titled Conductors
  • 1969–1972 Carlo Maria Giulini - Principal Guest Conductor
  • 1982–1985 Claudio Abbado - Principal Guest Conductor
  • 1995–2006 Pierre Boulez - Principal Guest Conductor
  • 2006-present Pierre Boulez - Conductor Emeritus
  • 2006-2010 Bernard Haitink - Principal Conductor
Composers-in-Residence
  • 1987–1990 John Corigliano
  • 1990–1997 Shulamit Ran
  • 1997–2006 Augusta Read Thomas
  • 2006-2010 Osvaldo Golijov
  • 2006-2010 Mark-Anthony Turnage
  • 2010–present Anna Clyne
  • 2010–present Mason Bates
Assistant / Associate Conductors
  • Arthur Mees - Assistant 1896–1898
  • Frederick Stock - Assistant 1899–1905
  • Eric DeLamarter - Assistant 1918–1933, Associate 1933–1936
  • Hans Lange - Associate 1936–1943, Conductor 1943–1946
  • Tauno Hannikainen - Assistant 1947–1949, Associate 1949–1950
  • George Schick - Assistant 1950–1952, Associate 1952–1956
  • Walter Hendl - Associate 1958–1964
  • Irwin Hoffman - Assistant 1964–1965, Associate 1965–1968, Conductor 1969–1970
  • Henry Mazer - Associate 1970–1986
  • Kenneth Jean - Associate 1986–1993
  • Michael Morgan - Assistant 1986–1993
  • Yaron Traub - Assistant 1995–1998, Associate 1998–1999
  • William Eddins - Assistant 1995–1998, Associate 1998–1999, Resident 1999–2004

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