Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the largest and most active professional performing arts organization in the central Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony plays approximately 100 performances each season and employs 100 professional musicians, 62 of whom are on full-time contracts. Annual attendance for CSO performances numbers over 200,000.

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Belk Theater, home of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Short nameCSO
Founded1932
Concert hallBelk Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Principal conductorChristopher Warren-Green
Websitewww.charlottesymphony.org

Founded in 1932 by Spanish conductor and composer Guillermo S. de Roxlo leading 15 musicians,[1] the Orchestra was led by conductor Christof Perick from 2001 to 2010. In May 2009, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra named Christopher Warren-Green its 11th music director, effective with the 2010–2011 season.[2][3] Perick continued his association with the orchestra as conductor laureate in the 2010–2011 season.[4]

The orchestra’s principal home is the 1,970-seat Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. The official chorus of the orchestra is the Charlotte Master Chorale. The CSO also serves as the resident orchestra for Opera Carolina and Charlotte Ballet. The Symphony Park amphitheater at SouthPark is home to Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Pops concerts.[5]

In 2007, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra released its first compact disc, a collection of orchestral masterworks by Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, and Mozart, conducted by Christof Perick.

In July 2009, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra launched a bridge fund campaign at its “Celebrate America” concert in Charlotte’s Symphony Park, with a goal of raising $5.6 million to cover projected budget gaps over a six-year period. This fund is separate from the Symphony’s annual operating budget of $7.6 million. As of February 2010, the CSO had raised $4.3 million toward the bridge fund goal.[6][7]

References
  1. "Letters: Good Publicity". Time. November 7, 1932. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  2. "Charlotte Symphony Announces Music Director Designate Christopher Warren-Green to become orchestra's eleventh Music Director" (Press release). Charlotte Symphony. May 26, 2009. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  3. Charlotte Smith (May 28, 2009). "Warren-Green appointed Charlotte Symphony director". Gramophone. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  4. "Christof Perick Bids Farewell To Charlotte Symphony Orchestra". The Charlotte Observer. April 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  5. "Community Events". Charlotte Symphony. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. "Blumenthal Foundation Awards $100,000 to Charlotte Symphony" (Press release). Charlotte Symphony. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  7. Garloch, Karen (December 23, 2009). "Charlotte Symphony hits goal". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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