This invention relates to a curable
silicone composition comprising: (A) a straight-chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: (R1SiO3 / 2)a (R12SiO2 / 2)b(R13SiO1 / 2)c(SiO4 / 2)d(XO1 / 2)e wherein, R1 each independently represent an
alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbons, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbons, an
aryl group having from 6 to 20 carbons, an aralkyl group having from 7 to 20 carbons, or a group in which some or all of the
hydrogen atoms of these groups are substituted with
halogen atoms, with the proviso that at least two R1 in a molecule are the alkenyl groups, X is a
hydrogen atom or an
alkyl group, a is a number from 0 to 0.3, b is 0 or a positive number, c is a positive number, d is a positive number, e is a number from 0 to 0.4, a+b+c+d=1, c / d is a number from 0 to 10, and b / d is a number from 0 to 0.5; (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two
silicon-bonded
hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (D) a
cerium-containing organopolysiloxane; and (E) a
hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The curable
silicone composition does not develop cracks due to
thermal aging and can form a cured product having little
yellow discoloration.