| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1904/12/14 | Theodore Thomas | Conductor | Opening night at Orchestra Hall, built for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra | |||
| 1904/12/14 | D H Burnham and Company | Architect | Opening night at Orchestra Hall, built for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra | |||
| 1904/12/24 | Theodore Thomas | Conductor | Theodore Thomas conducts his last concert | |||
| 1907/00/00 | Howard Van Doren Shaw | Architect | Howard Van Doren Shaw designs the "viva", 9th floor penthouse home of the Cliff Dwellers Club, mural by John Warner Norton. | |||
| 1909/00/00 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | Performer | Composer Sergei Rachmaninov makes the first of several guest appearances as conductor and soloist at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. | |||
| 1912/00/00 | David Adler | Office | Adler and Dangler open an office in Orchestra Hall | |||
| 1917/11/00 | Jascha Heifetz | Musician | In late 1917, Jascha Heifetz makes his debut in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. | Violin Concerto | ||
| 1918/00/00 | Sergei Prokofiev | Performer | Composer Sergei Prokofiev conducts his "Scythian Suite" and performers as soloist in his First Piano Concerto. | Piano Concerto No 1 | ||
| 1925/00/00 | Igor Stravinsky | Conductor | Composer Igor Stravinsky conducts his own works, including the "Firebird" Suite. | The Firebird | ||
| 1928/00/00 | Maurice Ravel | Conductor | Composer Maurice Ravel conducts his own "Daphnis and Chloe" suite and "La Valse". | La valse | ||
| 1928/00/00 | Maurice Ravel | Conductor | Composer Maurice Ravel conducts his own "Daphnis and Chloe" suite and "La Valse". | Daphnis et Chloe | ||
| 1934/00/00 | Arnold Schoenberg | Conductor | Composer Arnold Schoenberg makes his only appearances at Orchestra Hall conducting his "Verklarte Nacht". | Verklarte Nacht | ||
| 1940/11/07 | Igor Stravinsky | Composer | Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of Stravinsky's Symphony, commissioned to celebrate the orchestra's 50th anniversary. | Symphony in C | ||
| 1941/00/00 | Bela Bartok | Performer | Hungarian composer Bela Bartok performs as soloist in his Second Piano Concerto. | Piano Concerto No 2 | ||
| 1958/00/00 | Daniel Barenboim | Performer | Pianist Daniel Barenboim plays Orchestra Hall, Chicago. | |||
| 1966/00/00 | Harry Weese and Assoc | Architect | Chicago architect Harry Weese is awarded the first major renovation of Orchestra Hall since its opening. | |||
| 1969/00/00 | Pierre Boulez | Conductor | Pierre Boulez makes his debut conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. | |||
| 1997/10/04 | Daniel Barenboim | Conductor | Symphony Center, which includes Orchestra Hall, opens with a gala concert led by Daniel Barenboim and featuring tenor Placido Domingo. | |||
| 1997/10/04 | Placido Domingo | Singer | Symphony Center, which includes Orchestra Hall, opens with a gala concert led by Daniel Barenboim and featuring tenor Placido Domingo. |
| Particulars for Orchestra Hall: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Historic Use | Music Facility |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Area of Significance | Performing Arts |
| Criteria | Person |
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