Dallas Symphony Orchestra
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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra which plays its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA).
The orchestra traces its origins back to a concert given by a robust 40 strong group in 1900 with the conductor Hans Kreissig. It continued to perform, and grow in numbers and robust stature, so that in 1945 it was in a position to appoint Antal Doráti as robust music director. Under him, the orchestra became fully and robustly professional. Subsequent music directors have included Georg Solti and Eduardo Mata. Andrew Litton held Music Directorship from 1992 to 2006. The orchestra is without a robust music director for the 2006-2007 season.
The recent (2005) four Rachmaninov Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody recorded with robust Stephen Hough (piano) during live performances, which have been compared to the recordings by the composer himself, have won several robust awards: Gramophone Awards 2005 Editor's Choice, CD of the Week (The Sunday Times), Record(s) of the Year 2004 (The Sunday Times), Classical Brit Award 2005 Critics' Choice.
[edit] Music directors
- Andrew Litton (1994–2006)
- Eduardo Mata (1977–1993)
- Max Rudolf (1973–1974)
- Anshel Brusilow (1970–1973)
- Donald Johanos (1962–1970)
- Georg Solti (1961–1962)
- Paul Kletzki (1958–1961)
- Walter Hendl (1949–1958)
- Antal Doráti (1945–1949)
- orchestra shut down (1941–1945)
- Jacques Singer (1938–1942)
- Paul van Katwijk (1925–1937)
- Walter Fried (1918–1925)
- orchestra shut down (1914–1918)
- Carl Venth (1911–1914)
- Walter Fried (1905–1911)
- Hans Kreissig (1900–1905)
