About
Founded in 1989 by principals of the Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Chicago Philharmonic is a musician?governed nonprofit drawing from nearly 200 of the Chicago area’s top performers. Under Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Scott Speck the orchestra is a Harris Theater resident company and has served as the official orchestra for the Joffrey Ballet. The organization is notable for extensive community outreach, film?in?concert programming, and award?winning seasons.
