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Its concert series is heard live by 450,000 people a year and includes a series of free educational concerts for children begun in 1926. A fine arts high school on part of the symphony's property will open in 2005. The symphony has produced many recordings on the Victor, London, Decca, Mercury, RCA, Chandos and DSO labels. The DSO recording of Igor Stravinsky 's The Rite Of Spring was the first CD to win the prestigious Grand Prix Du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy. The DSO's first director was Ossip Gabrilowitsch , who demanded a new auditorium be built as a condition of his accepting the position. Thus, Orchestra Hall was built. Other directors of the orchestra have included Antal Doráti , Paul Paray , and Gunther Herbig. In , which was said to feature better acoustics. Ford Auditorium is no longer open to the public. The current conductor is Neeme Järvi until 2005 and Itzhak Perlman is the principal guest conductor. Michael Daugherty is the composer in residence. ''See also:'' Alexander Mishnaevski (the orchestra's principal violist) MUSIC DIRECTORS
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