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 40 strong group in 1900 with the conductor Hans Kreissig. It continued to perform, and grow in numbers and stature, so that in 1945 it was in a position to appoint Antal Doráti as music director. Under him, the orchestra became fully 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 music director for the 2006-2007 season.
The recent (2005) four Rachmaninov Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody recorded with Stephen Hough (piano) during live performances, which have been compared to the recordings by the composer himself, have won several 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
- Jaap van Zweden (2008– ) (designate)
- Andrew Litton (1994–2006)
- Eduardo Mata (1977–1993)
- Louis Lane (1975 –1977)
- operations suspended due to fiscal problems (1974 –1975)
- Max Rudolf (1973–1974)
- Anshel Brusilow (1970–1973)
- Donald Johanos (1962–1970)
- Sir Georg Solti (1961–1962)
- Paul Kletzki (1958–1961)
- Walter Hendl (1949–1958)
- Antal Doráti (1945–1949)
- operations suspended during World War II (1941–1945)
- Jacques Singer (1938–1942)
- Paul van Katwijk (1925–1937)
- Walter Fried (1918–1925)
- operations suspended during World War I (1914–1918)
- Carl Venth (1911–1914)
- Walter Fried (1905–1911)
- Hans Kreissig (1900–1905)
