Illinois SR 826: MEMORIAL-SAMUEL MAGAD

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SR0826LRB104 22196 LAW 38482 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Samuel Magad, the former 

4concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), who 

5passed away on May 25, 2026; and

6 WHEREAS, Samuel Magad was born in Chicago on May 14, 1932; 

7he won the CSO Youth Auditions, and he subsequently made his 

8solo debut with the CSO at the age of 11; he received a 

9bachelor's degree from DePaul University as a student of Paul 

10Stassevitch, and he later served in the United States Army 

11Orchestra in Washington, D.C.; and

12 WHEREAS, Samuel Magad joined the CSO first violin section 

13at the invitation of Fritz Reiner in 1958, and he was promoted 

14to assistant concertmaster by Jean Martinon in 1966; he was 

15then appointed to concertmaster by Georg Solti in 1972, a 

16position he held for 35 years until his retirement in 2007; 

17during his tenure as concertmaster, he appeared as a soloist 

18with the CSO, first performing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 

19in 1972, and his ensuing solos were captured on several CSO 

20recordings, including Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and Also 

21sprach Zarathustra, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and 

22Beethoven's Missa solemnis; he also performed in numerous 

23chamber music concerts; and

SR0826- 2 -LRB104 22196 LAW 38482 r

1 WHEREAS, Samuel Magad founded the Northbrook Symphony as a 

2community orchestra in 1980, serving as the orchestra's 

3artistic director and conductor for 20 years until 2001; 

4during his tenure, the Northbrook Symphony was named the 1997 

5Orchestra of the Year while he himself was named the 1998 

6Conductor of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras; 

7he also