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| x Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario.
The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923. The orchestra changed its name to the Toronto...
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra in Ottawa, Canada's capital. The orchestra is a classically-sized ensemble currently conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.
Since 1998, Pinchas Zukerman has been the Music Director. Mario Bernardi C...
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| x Akademische Orchestervereinigung |
The Akademische Orchestervereinigung (AOV) is the local orchestra of Göttingen, Germany. The AOV was organized by a collective of local students and other amateur musicians to bring high-quality music to the community. AOV usually gives four...
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| x Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra |
The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR) is an orchestra based in Stuttgart in Germany. The ensemble was founded in 1945 by American occupation authorities as the orchestra for Radio Stuttgart, under...
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| x Queensland Symphony Orchestra |
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) was an Australian orchestra, based principally in Brisbane in the state of Queensland.
The QSO played its first concert on 26 March 1947, with the orchestra consisting of 45 musicians, conducted by Percy Code....
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| x CBC Radio Orchestra |
The CBC Radio Orchestra is the orchestra of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and is based in Vancouver. Until the early 1980s CBC had a number of orchestras located in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax but due to federal government...
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| x West Cambridge Symphony Orchestra |
The University of Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra (UCPO) is a student-run orchestra in Cambridge, England.
UCPO is a non-audition orchestra. Membership is aimed primarily at members of the University of Cambridge, although the orchestra usually...
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| x Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne |
The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Lausanne Chamber Orchestra) is a Swiss chamber orchestra based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The violinist and conductor Victor Desarzens founded the orchestra in 1942, and served as its first artistic director for...
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| x Basel Sinfonietta |
The Basel Sinfonietta is a Swiss orchestra, founded in 1980 in Basel.
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| x Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1882 and is Russia 's oldest symphony orchestra.
It was initially known as the "Imperial Music Choir" and performed privately for the court of Alexander III of Russia. By the 1900s it had...
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| x Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra |
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The Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra is a non-professional orchestra based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
The orchestra was founded by the Rev J.H. Thomas in 1862, it was originally called Mr Thomas's Band. Subsequently it was known as...
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| x Russian National Orchestra |
The Russian National Orchestra (rus. Российский национальный оркестр) has been in demand throughout the music world ever since its 1990 Moscow premiere. Of the orchestra's 1996 debut at the BBC Proms in London, the Evening Standard wrote, "They...
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| x Low Frequency Orchestra |
The Low Frequency Orchestra is an ensemble for contemporary improvised and composed music, based in Vienna, Austria.
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| x Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment |
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a British period instrument orchestra. The OAE is a resident orchestra of the Southbank Centre, London, and associate orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The leadership is rotated between four...
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| x BBC Concert Orchestra |
The BBC Concert Orchestra is one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's remaining five radio orchestras and is based in London, between 1972 and 2004 at the Golders Green Hippodrome. With around fifty players, it is the only one of the five which...
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| x Izmir State Symphony Orchestra |
İzmir State Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra located in İzmir.
Its principal conductor is Rengim Gökmen.
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| x Antalya State Symphony Orchestra |
The Antalya State Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra located in Antalya.
Founded in 1989 as Antalya Chamber Orchestra later became symphony orchestra in 1997.
Principal conductor is the first woman conductor of Turkey Inci Özdil.
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| x Bursa State Symphony Orchestra |
Bursa District State Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra located in Bursa.
It was founded in 1998. Its principal conductor is Orhan Salliel.
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| x Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra |
The Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra (Turkish: Çukurova Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası) is a symphony orchestra located in Adana, Turkey.It was founded in 1988 after the Turkish Presidency Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul and Izmir State Symphony Orchestras...
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| x Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) is a Malaysian orchestra, resident at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (Petronas Philharmonic Hall) in Kuala Lumpur. The orchestra gives concerts throughout Malaysia and also in Singapore.
Founded in 1997...
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| x China Philharmonic Orchestra |
The China Philharmonic Orchestra (中国爱乐乐团; abbreviated CPO) is an orchestra founded in Beijing, China on May 25, 2000, based on the previous "China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra". It is a division of the State Administration of Radio, Film, and...
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| x Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is Scotland's national chamber orchestra, based in Edinburgh. The SCO was formed in 1974. It performs throughout Scotland, but is based at Edinburgh's Queens Hall. Every year the orchestra provides music for the...
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| x Australian Chamber Orchestra |
The Australian Chamber Orchestra is an orchestra based in Sydney, which tours its programs to most major Australian cities. It was created in 1975 by former Sydney Symphony principal cellist John Painter, and one of its founding members was violist...
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| x The Queensland Orchestra |
The Queensland Orchestra is an Australian orchestra based in Brisbane, Queensland. The orchestra was created in 2001 through the merger of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and the Queensland Philharmonic, a small chamber orchestra. The orchestra...
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| x Sinfonieorchester Basel |
Sinfonieorchester Basel is a Swiss orchestra founded in 1997. In 2007 the orchestra will take part at the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest.
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| x Dokuz Eylul University Symphony Orchestra |
Dokuz Eylul University Symphony Orchestra was founded in 2001 by Dokuz Eylul University in İzmir.
Web page of Dokuz Eylul Symphony Orchestra
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| x Camerata of London |
Camerata of London is a modern-instrument chamber orchestra with a repertoire ranging from the early Baroque to the contemporary music.
Camerata of London has performed in London venues including Queen Elizabeth Hall, St John's, Smith Square, St...
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| x Adelaide Youth Orchestra |
The Adelaide Youth Orchestra is an 80 member symphony orchestra designed to showcase the best young instrumentalists in Adelaide, South Australia.
The youth orchestra itself comprises members aged between 14 and 25 years. Two further ensembles fall...
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| x London Sinfonietta |
The London Sinfonietta is an English chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble specialises in contemporary music and works across a wide range of genres, performing modern classics alongside world premieres, and includes...
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| x Queensland Youth Orchestras |
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The Queensland Youth Orchestras organization (QYO) is based at the Old Museum building in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) is the State's major orchestral training and performance...
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| x Orchestra of the City |
The Orchestra of the City is based in London, England.
The orchestra consists of amateur but well-trained musicians, and plays to a high standard. It is a subscription orchestra and is run by a committee. Its musical director and conductor is...
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| x Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra in Hamilton, Ontario. It was founded in 1949.
A former concertmaster, the late Olive Short, mother of Tony and Emmy Award winning comic actor Martin Short, was the first female concertmaster in...
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| x Hull Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Hull Philharmonic Orchestra (colloquially known as The Hull Phil) is an amateur orchestra based in Kingston upon Hull, England. Andrew Penny has been its musical director and conductor since 1982.
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| x Jenaer Philharmonie |
The Jenaer Philharmonie is a symphony orchestra based in Jena, Germany. It was founded in 1934 with the intent to revive and continue the old traditions of the "Collegium musicum Jenense" and the academic concerts by the Friedrich Schiller...
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| x Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt |
The Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt is an orchestra based in Offenbach, Germany.
The Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt, established in 1996, is beside its work as a classical symphony orchestra one of the leading crossover orchestras in Europe. The orchestra...
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| x Beijing Symphony Orchestra |
Beijing Symphony Orchestra (Simplified Chinese: 北京交响乐团), founded in 1977, is a classical orchestra in based in Beijing, China.
One of its best-known performances was an unfolding of Chinese history and culture performed at Badaling in the Great Wall...
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| x National Youth Orchestra of Scotland |
The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland (NYOS) has provided music education and performance experience for young musicians throughout Scotland since its formation in 1979.
NYOS runs six national youth ensembles: The National Youth Orchestra of...
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| x Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) is a community orchestra based in Brisbane, Australia. The orchestra consists of over 70 players of all ages and professions, who enjoy playing a wide variety of orchestral works.
The orchestra was formed in...
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| x Berlin Symphony Orchestra |
The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a symphony orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The building was destroyed during World War II, and was rebuilt...
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| x Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian: Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar; formerly, the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra) is the most prestigious symphony orchestra in Hungary. Based in the capital Budapest, it has stood as one of...
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| x Berner Symphonie-Orchester |
The Berner Symphonie-Orchester (German; French: L'Orchestre Symphonique de Berne; English: Berne Symphony Orchestra) is one of Switzerland's major orchestras and consists of about 100 musicians. It was founded in 1877 in the capital Berne.
Reaching...
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| x Kings Chamber Orchestra |
The Kings Chamber Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra based in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1985 by Gerard Le Feuvre, it performs many times throughout the year in London, the Home Counties, and Jersey.
Originally performing as a symphony...
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| x Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur |
The Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur is a symphony orchestra based in Winterthur, Switzerland. The oldest orchestra in Switzerland, it was founded in 1875 as the Stadtorchester Winterthur. The orchestra performs around 60 concerts a year, and in...
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| x Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra(서울 시립 교향악단), founded in 1945, is one of the oldest and most famous orchestra in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia in 1977, the United States...
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| x Orchestra of Opera North |
The Orchestra of Opera North (or English Northern Philharmonia as recording name) is, as might be expected, the orchestra that plays for the British opera company, Opera North.
It was founded as the English Northern Philharmonia, and changed its...
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| x Zurich Symphony Orchestra |
Symphonisches Orchester Zürich (Zürich Symphony Orchestra) (S-O-Z) is a symphony orchestra made of up 72 professional freelance musicians, based in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in 1981 by its current music director, Daniel Schweizer. S-O-Z...
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| x Zurich Chamber Orchestra |
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra (Zürcher Kammerorchester in German) is a chamber orchestra based in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded in the 1940s by Edmond de Stoutz (1920–1997), who conducted it for most of the next half-century.
Consisting of a...
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| x Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio |
The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Russia. It was founded in 1930 as the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, providing music for the entire radio network of the USSR. In 1993, after the...
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| x Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1951 by Samuil Samosud, acquiring its current name in 1953. It is most associated with longtime conductor Kiril Kondrashin under whom it premiered...
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| x Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra |
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The Dresdner Philharmoniker (Dresden Philharmonic) is a symphony orchestra based in Dresden, Germany. The orchestra was founded in 1870 and gave its first concert in the Gewerbehaussaal on 29 November 1870, under the name Gewerbehausorchester. The...
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| x Estonian National Symphony Orchestra |
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (Estonian: Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester) is the leading orchestra in Estonia and is based in the capital Tallinn. Founded as the Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, it gave its first concert in a broadcast...
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| x Gulbenkian Orchestra |
The Gulbenkian Orchestra (Portuguese: Orquestra Gulbenkian) is a major symphony orchestra in Portugal, based in the capital Lisbon. It was founded in 1962 by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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| x Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra |
The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra, or VYSO, is a high-caliber orchestra for the youths located in Vancouver, Canada. The VYSO operates out of St. James Community Square, 3214 W.10th Ave. Vancouver, British Columbia. VYSO is a non-profit...
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| x Sussex Symphony Orchestra |
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1993 by the current musical director Mark Andrew James. Based in Brighton and consisting of both professional and amateur players, this orchestra performs large scale works and promenade concert events at...
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| x Hull Sinfonietta |
Hull Sinfonietta is a sinfonietta based in Hull in North-East England. The organisation is recognised and supported by Hull City Council, Arts Council England (Yorkshire), the PRS Foundation for New Music and University of Hull.
It is a large...
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| x Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg |
The Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg (SOV) is the only full-professional orchestra in the Austrian federal state Vorarlberg.
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| x Hallam Sinfonia |
The Hallam Sinfonia is an amateur orchestra based in Sheffield, England. It was formed in 1973 as a chamber orchestra, and has since grown into a full-size symphony orchestra.Natalia Luis-Bassa was named musical director in 2007.
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| x Sheffield Symphony Orchestra |
The Sheffield Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Sheffield, England. Founded in 1956, the orchestra specialises in pieces written within the last hundred years.
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| x Sheffield Chamber Orchestra |
Sheffield Chamber Orchestra is a standard classical orchestra based in Sheffield, England. Formed in 1950 the orchestra performs works suitable for Chamber Orchestra from the baroque to the present day. Each programme general includes one 20th...
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| x Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra is an amateur symphony orchestra based in Sheffield, England. Formed in 1945, it performs a programme of music from the classical, romantic and modern periods. The orchestra is in a phase of development,...
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