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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family joins the music world in mourning the loss of English conductor Sir Andrew Davis, a frequent and beloved guest on the podium for nearly fifty years. He died in Chicago on April 20, 2024, at the age of eighty.
Sir Andrew Davis served as music director and principal conductor of Lyric Opera of Chicago from 2000 until 2021, in addition to holding posts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Born in 1944 in Hertfordshire, England, Davis studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar before studying conducting. In 1992, he was made a Commander of the British Empire, and in 1999 he was designated a Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honors List.
“I first heard Andrew Davis conduct in the fall of 1975 when I was a student at the New England Conservatory. It was a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert, and the main work was Ein Heldenleben, a glorious performance I remember in great detail to this day,” remarked Jeff Alexander, president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. “I then had the honor of working with him while serving as general manager of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the 1980s and ’90s, as he often appeared there as guest conductor. Once again, the concerts were beautifully conducted, and getting to know him was a genuine pleasure. How fortunate we have been at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to have enjoyed Sir Andrew’s music-making, jovial nature, and good wit for nearly fifty years, most recently conducting his orchestration of Handel’s Messiah this past December. The world has lost a great artist, true gentleman, and dear friend. Our memories of his concerts, kind nature, and that ever-present twinkle in his eye will live with us forever.”
“I’m deeply saddened by the news of Andrew’s passing. I’ve known him since my days as the music director of the Philharmonia Orchestra, where he served as my associate conductor,” wrote Riccardo Muti, the CSO’s music director emeritus for life. “Since then, our relationship of friendship and admiration has been long and uninterrupted. My condolences go out to all his family members, to whom I feel close in this sad moment.”
“The news of his passing has come as a shock and is terribly sad,” added Cristina Rocca, vice president of artistic planning for the CSOA. “Sir Andrew was a wonderful, warm, charming person, and a brilliant conductor who served music with such love, passion, knowledge, and commitment! His legacy is huge, and he will be remembered with great fondness and deep respect everywhere. His performances of Messiah, in his own orchestration, back in December, were joyful and marvelous and we were very much looking forward to his return to our stage. He gave so much to music, and we will miss him greatly.”
Davis made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in February 1975, leading Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Birtwistle’s The Triumph of Time, and Berlioz’s Harold in Italy with Milton Preves. He first conducted the ensemble at the Ravinia Festival in July 1976, in Lees’s Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra with the Chicago Symphony String Quartet (Victor Aitay, Edgar Muenzer, Milton Preves, and Frank Miller), Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20 with Emanuel Ax, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7.
Most recently, Davis led the Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in July 2016, conducting Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Alisa Weilerstein, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5. In December 2023, he was on the podium for the U.S. premiere of his own orchestration of Handel’s Messiah, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (prepared by James K. Bass) and soloists Joélle Harvey, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Matthew Polenzani, and John Relyea.
A complete list of his performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is below.
February 13 and 14, 1975, Orchestra Hall
ELGAR Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
BIRTWISTLE The Triumph of Time
BERLIOZ Harold in Italy, Op. 16
Milton Preves, viola
July 29, 1976, Ravinia Festival
LEES Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
Chicago Symphony String Quartet
Victor Aitay, violin
Edgar Muenzer, violin
Milton Preves, viola
Frank Miller, cello
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Emanuel Ax, piano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
July 31, 1976, Ravinia Festival
BERLIOZ Overture to Beatrice and Benedict
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Isaac Stern, violin
ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (Enigma)
December 16, 17, and 18, 1976, Orchestra Hall
SUBOTNICK Before the Butterfly
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
November 21, 23, and 24, 1979, Orchestra Hall
November 26, 1979, Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
Jorge Bolet, piano
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60
June 12, 13, and 14, 1986, Orchestra Hall
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100
March 4, 5, 6, and 9, 1999, Orchestra Hall
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595
Andreas Haefliger, piano
ELGAR/Payne Symphony No. 3
March 15, 16, and 17, 2001, Orchestra Hall
HAYDN Symphony No. 104 in D Major (London)
BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31
Kurt Streit, tenor
Dale Clevenger, horn
WALKER Lyric for Strings
STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements
July 13, 2001, Ravinia Festival
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Sarah Chang, violin
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
July 14, 2001, Ravinia Festival
BACH/Webern Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
BERG Violin Concerto
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
MENDELSSSOHN Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
John de Lancie, actor
John Mahoney, actor
Janet Zarish, actor
Timothy Gregory, actor
Stacey Tappan, soprano
Lauren McNeese, mezzo-soprano
Chicago Children’s Choir
July 15, 2001, Ravinia Festival
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
Leon Fleisher, piano
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
Larry Combs, clarinet
February 6, 7, 8, and 11, 2003, Orchestra Hall
BERLIOZ Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
HINDEMITH Der Schwanendreher
Charles Pikler, viola
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60
March 19, 2003, Orchestra Hall (MusicNOW)
HOLT Lilith
ANDERSON Alhambra Fantasy
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
June 5, 6, and 7, 2003, Orchestra Hall
HAYDN Symphony No. 92 in G Major (Oxford)
TIPPETT The Rose Lake
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
November 8 and 11, 2003, Orchestra Hall
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music
Samuel Magad, violin
Chicago Symphony Singers
Duain Wolfe, director
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet
January 8, 9, and 10, 2004, Orchestra Hall
JONES at the exactest point (world premiere)
PROKOFIEV Selections from Cinderella, Op. 87
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Louis Lortie, piano
Stephen Jones’s at the exactest point was released by Tantara Records in 2004
February 10, 2004, Orchestra Hall
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
Deborah Voigt, soprano
Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano
Clifton Forbis, tenor
Robert Holl, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Davis was a last-minute replacement for Daniel Barenboim, who canceled due to illness.
February 12, 13, and 14, 2004, Orchestra Hall
STRAVINSKY Divertimento, Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss
LIEBERSON Red Garuda for Piano and Orchestra
Peter Serkin, piano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
September 10, 2004, Orchestra Hall (Opening Night)
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
GRIEG Selections from Peer Gynt
Wynton Marsalis, narrator
Valdine Anderson, soprano
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
MARSALIS Expressbrown Local from All Rise
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
September 11, 2004, Orchestra Hall (Marshall Field’s Day of Music)
STRAVINSKY Fireworks
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
September 12 and 14, 2004, Orchestra Hall
STRAVINSKY Fireworks
SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
June 2, 3, and 5, 2005, Orchestra Hall
HANDEL The King Shall Rejoice
HANDEL My Heart is Inditing
HANDEL Zadok the Priest
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
TIPPETT A Child of Our Time
Nicole Cabell, soprano
Guang Yang, mezzo-soprano
Scott Ramsay, tenor
Christian van Horn, bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
October 20, 2005, Orchestra Hall
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
Evgeny Kissin, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Evgeny Kissin, vgeny; piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Evgeny Kissin, piano
October 22 and 25, 2005, Orchestra Hall
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Evgeny Kissin, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Evgeny Kissin, piano
July 30, 2008, Ravinia Festival
BEETHOVEN Fidelio Overture, Op. 72c
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Leon Fleisher, piano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica)
October 29, 30, and 31, 2009, Orchestra Hall
STRAVINSKY Concerto in E-flat (Dumbarton Oaks)
PRIMOSCH Songs for Adam (world premiere)
Brian Mulligan, baritone
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (Scottish)
November 18, 20, 21, and 23, 2010, Orchestra Hall
TURNAGE Texan Tenebrae (U.S. premiere)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Vladimir Feltsman, piano
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 9 in E Minor
October 15, 2015, Orchestra Hall
BACH/Davis Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
STRAVINSKY Divertimento, Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
Evgeny Kissin, piano
July 16, 2016, Ravinia Festival
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
January 30, January 31, February 1, and 4, 2020, Orchestra Hall
TIPPETT Little Music for String Orchestra
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Paul Lewis, piano
TIPPETT Praeludium for Brass, Bells, and Percussion
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Paul Lewis, piano
December 21, 22, and 23, 2023, Orchestra Hall
HANDEL/Davis Messiah (U.S. premiere)
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
John Relyea, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
James K. Bass, guest director
Numerous tributes have appeared online, including the BBC, Guardian, Daily Mail, and AP News, among others.
This article also appears here.
Wishing a very happy eightieth-fifth birthday to Zubin Mehta!
A frequent and favorite guest conductor in Chicago, Mehta has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions, both at Orchestra Hall and the Ravinia Festival.
December 1, 1986, Orchestra Hall
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
Daniel Barenboim, piano
November 17, 18, 19, and 22, 1988, Orchestra Hall
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
Marvis Martin, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
November 23, 25, and 27, 1988, Orchestra Hall
MESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Jeanne Loriod, ondès martenot
August 9, 1991, Ravinia Festival
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Midori, violin
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
August 10, 1991, Ravinia Festival
BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Marvis Martin, soprano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
Marvis Martin, soprano
Gweneth Bean, contralto
Ben Heppner, tenor
Julien Robbins, baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
February 19, 20, 21, and 22, 1992, Orchestra Hall
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
FOSS Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrows) (world premiere)
RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe
February 26, 27, 28, and 29, 1992, Orchestra Hall
MAHLER Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Richard Garrin, director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Lucy Ding, director
February 2, 1993, Orchestra Hall
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Daniel Barenboim, piano
December 16, 17, and 19, 1993, Orchestra Hall
WEBERN Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1
WEBERN Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
WEBERN Concerto, Op. 24
Richard Graef, flute
Michael Henoch, oboe
Larry Combs, clarinet
Gail Williams, horn
William Scarlett, trumpet
Jay Friedman, trombone
Samuel Magad, violin
Charles Pikler, viola
Mary Sauer, piano
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 (Great)
January 26, 27, and 31, 1995, Orchestra Hall
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589
ORFF Carmina burana
Janet Williams, soprano
Frank Lopardo, tenor
Bo Skovhus, baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Chicago Children’s Choir
William Chin, director
February 2, 4, and 5, 1995
MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Richard Graef, flute
Michael Henoch, oboe
Grover Schiltz, English horn
Larry Combs, clarinet
John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
J. Lawrie Bloom, bass clarinet
Willard Elliot, bassoon
Burl Lane, contrabassoon
Dale Clevenger, horn
Gail Williams, horn
Rubén González, violin
Joseph Golan, violin
Charles Pikler, viola
John Sharp, cello
Joseph Guastafeste, bass
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll
Donald Peck, flute
Michael Henoch, oboe
Larry Combs, clarinet
Gregory Smith, clarinet
Bruce Grainger, bassoon
Dale Clevenger, horn
Gail Williams, horn
Adolph Herseth, trumpet
Rubén González, violin
Joseph Golan, violin
Charles Pikler, viola
John Sharp, cello
Joseph Guastafeste, bass
MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 (Jupiter)
June 22 and 23, 1995, Ravinia Festival
WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3, C minor, Op. 37
Emanuel Ax, piano
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
June 24, 1995, Ravinia Festival
PUCCINI Tosca
Floria Tosca Elizabeth Holleque, soprano
Mario Cavaradossi Richard Leech, tenor
Baron Scarpia Sergei Leiferkus, baritone
Angelotti Stephen Morscheck, bass-baritone
Sacristan David Evitts, baritone
Spoletta Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Sciarrone Victor Benedetti, baritone
Jailer Mark McCrory, bass-baritone
A Young Shepherd Suzanne Shields, soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus
Lisa Sirvatka, director
June 27, 1995, Ravinia Festival
BRAHMS Tragic Overture, Opus 81
BRAHMS Concerto for Violin and Cello A Minor, Op. 102 (Double)
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
January 18, 19, and 20, 1996, Orchestra Hall
SCHUBERT Overture to Rosamunde, D. 644
SCHUBERT Symphony in B Minor, D. 759 (Unfinished)
STRAUSS Domestic Symphony, Op. 53
February 20, 21, 22, and 25, 1997, Orchestra Hall
LUTOSŁAWSKI Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica)
February 27, 28, and March 1, 1997, Orchestra Hall
KORNGOLD Suite from Much Ado About Nothing
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
Yefim Bronfman, piano
MENDELSSOHN Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20
February 18, 20, and 22, 1998, Orchestra Hall
WAGNER A Faust Overture
HINDEMITH Symphony, Mathis der Maler
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Daniel Barenboim, piano
February 26, 27, 28, and March 3, 1998, Orchestra Hall
CRUMB Ancient Voices of Children
Barbara Ann Martin, soprano
R. Anton Briones, boy soprano
Alex Klein, oboe and harmonica
Frederic Chrislip, mandolin and musical saw
Sarah Bullen, harp
Mary Sauer, electric piano and toy piano
Gordon Peters, percussion
Patricia Dash, percussion
Edward Atkatz, percussion
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major (Romantic)
February 8, 9, and 10, 2001, Orchestra Hall
BERLIOZ The Trojans, Op. 29, Part 1: The Fall of Troy
Cassandra Deborah Voigt, soprano
Chorebus Roman Trekel, baritone
Aeneas Jon Villars, tenor
Ascanius Nancy Pifer, soprano
Hecuba Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano
Helenus James Cornelison, tenor
Panthus and A Soldier Timothy J. Quistorff, baritone
Priam, Spirit of Hector, and Greek Captain Andrew Funk, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
April 4, 5, and 6, 2002, Orchestra Hall
STRAVINSKY Fireworks, Op. 4
STRAVINSKY Circus Polka
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
April 11, 12, and 13, 2002, Orchestra Hall
BERLIOZ The Trojans, Op. 29, Part 2: The Trojans at Carthage
Dido Nadja Michael, mezzo-soprano
Anna Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano
Ascanius Meredith Barber, soprano
Spirit of Cassandra Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano
Aeneas Jon Villars, tenor
Iopas Nicholas Phan, tenor
Hylas Michael Sommese, tenor
Mercury and Spirit of Chorebus Michael Brauer, baritone
First Sentinel and Spirit of Hector Timothy J. Quistorff, baritone
Second Sentinel and Sprit of Priam Terry Cook, bass
Narbal Stephen Milling, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
February 24, 2006, Orchestra Hall
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Happy, happy birthday!
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family joins the music world in mourning the death of tenor Johan Botha, who died earlier today in Vienna at the age of 51 following a long illness.
A remarkably versatile singer, Botha was known for a vast number of roles in works by Beethoven, Puccini, Strauss, Verdi, and Wagner, among others. During his nearly thirty-year career, he appeared regularly on many of the world’s opera stages, including La Scala; the Royal Opera House Covent Garden; the Metropolitan Opera; the Vienna Staatsoper, where he made his home; and Lyric Opera of Chicago, where he most recently appeared in Wagner’s Tannhäuser in 2015.
Born on August 19, 1965, in the northern South African city of Rustenburg, Botha studied at the Technical College Pretoria. He made his debut as Max in Weber’s Der Freischütz at the Staatstheater Roodepoort in 1989, and the following year traveled to Germany, where he sang with the Bayreuth Festival Chorus before making his debut as Gustavus in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera in Kaiserslautern. Botha made his United States debut in 1994, as Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina; and he first appeared with Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1998, as Enzo in Ponchielli’s La gioconda.
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Botha appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on two occasions, as follows:
September 13, 1996 (Royal Albert Hall, London)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Deborah Voigt, soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Johan Botha, tenor
René Pape, bass
BBC Singers
London Voices
Terry Edwards, director
April 24, 26, and 28, 2001 (Orchestra Hall)
VERDI Requiem
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano (April 24)
Deborah Voigt, soprano (April 26 and 28)
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano
Johan Botha, tenor
René Pape, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has performed Verdi’s Requiem on numerous occasions, and a complete list of all documented performances is below:
North Shore May Festival, Northwestern University Gymnasium, Evanston, June 1910 – Peter C. Lutkin conducting
June 4, 1910 (Northwestern University Gymnasium, Evanston, Illinois)
Peter C. Lutkin conductor
Jane Osborn-Hannah, soprano
Rose Lutiger-Gannon, contralto
Evan Williams, tenor
Allen Hinckley, bass
North Shore Festival Chorus
February 7, 1912 (Massey Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario)
February 28, 1912 (Carnegie Hall, New York)
A.S. Vogt, conductor (for 2/7, not confirmed for 2/28)
Florence Hinkle, soprano
Christine Miller, mezzo-soprano
George Hamlin, tenor
Clarence Whitehill, bass-baritone
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
February 26, 1912 (Convention Hall, Buffalo, New York)
February 29, 1912 (Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts)
(Excerpt: Libera me)
A.S. Vogt, conductor (not confirmed)
Florence Hinkle, soprano
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
May 15, 1913 (Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Albert A. Stanley, conductor
Florence Hinkle, soprano
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
Lambert Murphy, tenor
Henri Scott, bass
University Choral Union
February 2, 1914 (Massey Music Hall, Toronto)
(Excerpts: Offertorium, Sanctus and Benedictus, Responsorium)
A.S. Vogt, conductor (not confirmed)
Florence Hinkle, soprano
Mildred Potter, contralto
Reed Miller, tenor
Horatio Connell, baritone
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 1951 – Herman A. Zeitz conducting
April 5, 1915 (Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Herman A. Zeitz, conductor
Lucille Stevenson, soprano
Charlotte Peege, mezzo-soprano
Albert Lindquest, tenor
Burton Thatcher, bass
Milwaukee Musical Society Mixed Chorus
April 18, 1915 (Orchestra Hall)
Daniel Protheroe, conductor
Marjorie Dodge Warner, soprano
Rose Lutiger-Gannon, contralto
Albert Lindquest, tenor
Marion Green, bass
Allen W. Bogen, organ
“50 Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra”
Irish Choral Society
May 14, 1915 (Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, New York)
Frederick Stock, conductor
Anna Case, soprano
Margarete Matzenauer, contralto
Paul Althouse, tenor
Clarence Whitehill, bass-baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Andrew T. Webster, director
April 11, 1918 (Orchestra Hall)
Harrison M. Wild, conductor
Adelaide Fischer, soprano
Emma Roberts, alto
Theodore Karle, tenor
Henri Scott, bass
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
April 13, 1919 (Auditorium Theatre)
(Given in memory of the heroes of the U.S. and Allied nations)
May 18, 1919 (Bartlett Gymnasium, University of Chicago)
(Given in memory of members of the University of Chicago fallen in the war)
Harrison M. Wild, conductor
Monica Graham Stultz, soprano
Louise Harrison Slade, alto
Robert Quait, tenor
Arthur Middleton, bass
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
North Shore May Festival, Northwestern University Gymnasium, Evanston, May 1928 – Frederick Stock conducting
May 20, 1920 (Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Albert A. Stanley, conductor
Leona Sparkes, soprano
Carolina Lazzari, contralto
William Wheeler, tenor
Léon Rothier, bass
University Choral Union
May 21, 1928 ((Northwestern University Gymnasium, Evanston, Illinois))
Frederick Stock, conductor
Isabel Richardson Molter, soprano
Alvene Resseguie, contralto
Eugene F. Dressler, tenor
Rollin M. Pease, baritone
Festival Chorus of 600 Singers
A Cappella Choir
April 16, 1929 (Orchestra Hall)
Edgar Nelson, conductor
Else Harthan Arendt, soprano
Lilian Knowles, contralto
Edwin Kemp, tenor
Raymund Koch, bass
Chicago Sunday Evening Club Choir
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Ann Arbor May Festival, Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 1930 – Earl V. Moore conducting
May 17, 1930 (Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Earl V. Moore, conductor
Nanette Guilford, soprano
Kathryn Meisle, contralto
Paul Althouse, tenor
Chase Baromeo, bass
Palmer Christian, organ
University Choral Union
February 20, 1934 (Orchestra Hall)
Edgar Nelson, conductor
Margery Maxwell, soprano
Lilian Knowles, alto
William Miller, tenor
Mark Love, bass
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
April 21, 1941 (Orchestra Hall)
Edgar Nelson, conductor
Esther Hart, soprano
Ruth Heizer, alto
William Miller, tenor
Mark Love, bass
Robert Birch, organ
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
April 8, 1949 (Orchestra Hall)
Edgar Nelson, conductor
Maud Nosler, soprano
Lili Chookasian, contralto
Edward Richmond, tenor
David Austin, bass
Robert Birch, organ
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Ravinia Festival, July 1951 – William Steinberg conducting
July 31, 1951 (Ravinia Festival)
William Steinberg, conductor
Frances Yeend, soprano
Elena Nikolaidi, mezzo-soprano
Jan Peerce, tenor
Yi-Kwei Sze, bass
Northwestern University Summer Chorus
George Howerton, director
February 14 and 15, 1952 (Orchestra Hall)
Bruno Walter, conductor
Zinka Milanov, soprano
Elena Nikolaidi, mezzo-soprano
David Poleri, tenor
Cesare Siepi, bass
Combined Choral Organizations of Northwestern University
George Howerton, director
August 2, 1956 (Ravinia Festival)
William Steinberg conductor
Frances Yeend, soprano
Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano
Jan Peerce, tenor
Nicola Moscana, bass
Northwestern University Summer Chorus
George Howerton, director
Orchestra Hall, April 1958 – Fritz Reiner conducting
April 3 and 4, 1958 (Orchestra Hall)
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Leonie Rysanek, soprano
Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano
David Lloyd, tenor
Giorgio Tozzi, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
April 22, 1960 (Orchestra Hall)
Henry Veld, conductor
Alice Riley, soprano
Evelyn Reynolds, alto
Thomas MacBone, tenor
Lionel Godow, bass
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
July 30, 1966 (Ravinia Festival)
William Steinberg, conductor
Saramae Endich, soprano
Maureen Forrester, mezzo-soprano
Jacob Barkin, tenor
John Macurdy, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
November 14, 15, and 16, 1968 (Orchestra Hall)
Jean Martinon, conductor
Martina Arroyo, soprano
Carol Smith, mezzo-soprano
Sándor Kónya, tenor
Malcolm Smith, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
Orchestra Hall, March 1971 – Carlo Maria Giulini conducting
March 25, 26, and 27, 1971 (Orchestra Hall)
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Martina Arroyo, soprano
Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano
Carlo Cossutta, tenor
Ezio Flagello, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
April 24 and 26, 1975 (Orchestra Hall)
April 30, 1975 (Carnegie Hall)
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
May 31, 1977 (Orchestra Hall)
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Veriano Luchetti, tenor
José van Dam, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
June 24, 1983 (Ravinia Festival)
James Levine, conductor
Leona Mitchell, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Ermanno Mauro, tenor
John Cheek, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
Orchestra Hall, November 1986 – Claudio Abbado conducting
November 13, 14, and 16, 1986 (Orchestra Hall)
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Vinson Cole, tenor
Bonaldo Giaiotti, bass (November 13 and 14)
Samuel Ramey, bass (November 16)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
June 23, 1989 (Ravinia Festival)
James Levine, conductor
Andrea Gruber, soprano
Tatiana Troyanos, mezzo-soprano
Gary Lakes, tenor
Samuel Ramey, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
November 3 and 4, 1989 (Orchestra Hall)
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (November 3)
Michael Morgan, conductor (November 4)
(Excerpt: Sanctus)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
Terry Edwards, guest chorus master
September 17, 18, 23, and 25, 1993 (Orchestra Hall)
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Alessandra Marc, soprano
Waltraud Meier, mezzo-soprano
Vicente Ombuena, tenor
Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis, director
Ravinia Festival, June 1996 – Christoph Eschenbach conducting
June 23, 1996 (Ravinia Festival)
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Shinobu Satoh, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Richard Leech, tenor
Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
April 24, 26, and 28, 2001 (Orchestra Hall)
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano (April 24)
Deborah Voigt, soprano (April 26 and 28)
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano
Johan Botha, tenor
René Pape, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
June 30, 2001 (Ravinia Festival)
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Adina Nitescu, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Vinson Cole, tenor
John Relyea, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
July 8, 2006 (Ravinia Festival)
James Conlon, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano
Frank Lopardo, tenor
Vitalij Kowaljow, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
Orchestra Hall, January 2009 – Riccardo Muti conducting
June 14, 15, and 16, 2007 (Orchestra Hall)
David Zinman, conductor
Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano
Yvonne Naef, mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor
Morris D. Robinson, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
January 15, 16, and 17, 2009 (Orchestra Hall)
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Mario Zeffiri, tenor
Ildar Abdrazakov, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director
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