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OrchestraAn Orchestra is a collection of musicians that perform music (typically classical) under the direction of a conductor. An orchestra may also be a Musical Artist and may, in that capacity, have Musical Group Members.An Orchestra has no properties of its own.
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| x Ural Philharmonic Orchestra |
Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO, in Russian Уральский академический филармонический оркестр, УАФО) is a full orchestra based in Yekaterinburg (former Sverdlovsk, Russia) and considered to be one of the major and best orchestras in Russia and in...
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| x Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
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The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker [pl]), is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras",...
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| x American Symphony Orchestra |
The American Symphony Orchestra is a New York-based American orchestra founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski, then aged 80. Following Maestro Stokowski's departure, Kazuyoshi Akiyama was appointed Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra...
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| x Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and...
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| x Vienna Promenade Orchestra | ||
| x The Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| x The Royal Scottish National Orchestra |
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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is Scotland's national symphony orchestra. Based in Glasgow, the 89-strong professional orchestra also regularly performs in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, and abroad.
Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra,...
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| x Simon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra |
The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra) is a Venezuelan youth orchestra. The economist José Antonio Abreu established the orchestra on 12 February 1975. The orchestra is under the auspices of Fundacion del Estado para...
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| x San Francisco Symphony |
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The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) is a leading orchestra based in San Francisco, California. The current music director is Michael Tilson Thomas, who has held the position since September 1995.
The orchestra has long been an integral part of city...
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| x Los Angeles Philharmonic |
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil, LAP, or LAPO) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the...
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| x Israel Philharmonic Orchestra |
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The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisre'elit) is the leading symphony orchestra in Israel. It was originally known as the Palestine Orchestra, and in...
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| x Slovenská filharmónia |
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The Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic) is a symphony orchestra in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the Baroque era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constructed in 1773. Besides giving...
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| x Campanile Orchestra | ||
| x Cleveland Orchestra |
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The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall. The music...
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| x Norrköping Symphony |
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra is a Swedish orchestra. It resides in the concert hall De Geerhallen, in the middle of Norrköping.
Among its directors can be mentioned Heinz Freudenthal 1936-52, Herbert Blomstedt 1954-62, Everett Lee 1962-72, Franz...
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| x Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra |
The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar) is a chamber orchestra based in Budapest, Hungary.
The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra took the name of the great composer, to pay homage to the genius who became inseparable with the...
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| x Bamberg Symphony Orchestra |
The Bamberg Symphony (German: Bamberger Symphoniker - Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie) is a German orchestra based in Bamberg. The orchestra was formed in 1946 mainly from German musicians expelled from Czechoslovakia under the Beneš decrees, who had...
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| x Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the world's oldest orchestral institutions. It performs some 110 concerts a year, and is based at the 1,500-seat Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway.
Established in 1765 under the name Det Musicalske Selskab (The...
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| x San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra |
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) is recognized internationally as one of the finest youth orchestras in the world. In 1994, former San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan officially proclaimed the ensemble a “City Treasure.” Founded in...
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| x Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra |
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Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra) is a youth orchestra based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1986 by conductor Claudio Abbado.
In 1992, the orchestra became the first pan-European youth orchestra to offer access to young...
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| x Ulster Orchestra |
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The Ulster Orchestra is Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and one of the major orchestras in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1966 by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with Maurice Miles as its Principal Conductor and...
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| x Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and...
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| x Münchner Rundfunkorchester | ||
| x Philharmonia Orchestra |
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The Philharmonia Orchestra is an orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil,...
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| x Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra |
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: YLE Radion sinfoniaorkesteri, Swedish: YLE Radions Symfoniorkester) is a Finnish orchestra based in Helsinki, and is the chief radio orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). The orchestra...
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| x New World Symphony Orchestra |
The New World Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra academy in Miami, Florida. It is America's only full-time orchestral academy dedicated to preparing gifted graduates from distinguished music conservatories for successful careers in symphony...
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| x The Chamber Orchestra of Europe |
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE), established in 1981, represents 15 nationalities amongst its 50 members. The players pursue parallel careers as international soloists, members of eminent chamber groups, and as tutors and professors of music....
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| x Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra |
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Swedish: Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester) is a radio orchestra based in Stockholm, Sweden, and affiliated with Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio). The orchestra broadcasts concerts on the Swedish Radio-P2 network.
One...
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| x Lucerne Festival Orchestra |
The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is an ad hoc seasonal orchestra, based at the annual Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. The Lucerne Festival had featured a resident orchestra as far back as 1938, with Arturo Toscanini conducting the first concert of...
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| x European Union Youth Orchestra |
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The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) is a training orchestra for young people in the European Union. It is funded centrally by the European Union and by a number of EU member states. It brings together young and talented musicians from the EU...
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| x London Philharmonic Orchestra |
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The LPO...
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| x London Symphony Orchestra |
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.
The LSO was founded in 1904 as an independent,...
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| x Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
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The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker [pl]) is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.
Its home base is the Musikverein. The members of the orchestra are chosen from the Orchestra of the...
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| x New York Philharmonic |
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The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". The Philharmonic's home is Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York's Lincoln...
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| x Cairo Symphony Orchestra |
The Cairo Symphony Orchestra (Arabic: اوركسترا القاهرة السيمفونى; Orkestra el-Qāhera el-Semfōni) is an orchestra based in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in 1959 by its first music director and conductor, Franz Litschauer. Its current principal...
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| x National Symphony Orchestra Ghana |
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The National Symphony Orchestra Ghana (NSO Ghana) is the national symphony orchestra of Ghana. It was founded in 1959 by order of Kwame Nkrumah, and established by Philip Gbeho, who had composed the Ghanaian national anthem in 1957.
The orchestra is...
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| x Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra |
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) is a Canadian orchestra, based in Calgary, Alberta. The orchestra gives the majority of its performances in the Jack Singer Concert Hall of the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts. It is also the orchestra...
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| x Edmonton Symphony Orchestra |
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As the professional orchestra of Alberta's creative capital city, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presents over 85 concerts a year of symphonic music in all genres, from classical to country. The ESO is composed of 56 professional musicians who...
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| x Kanata Symphony |
The Kanata Symphony is a non-profit community orchestra, in Ottawa, Canada. Members are amateur musicians from all walks of life, from across the National Capital Region.
The Kanata Symphony is a mid-size orchestra, and consists of all instruments...
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| x Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony |
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in the twin cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Music Directors and Principal Conductors have included Raffi Armenian (1971-1993), Chosei Komatsu (1993-1999), Martin Fischer...
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| x London Youth Symphony |
The London Youth Symphony, London, Ontario, Canada, offers orchestral instrumentalists a level of training that cannot be duplicated by any school or through private study alone. Sectional rehearsals with coaches from Orchestra London and the Don...
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| x Manitoba Chamber Orchestra |
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The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (MCO) is a chamber orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1972 by Ruben Gurevich, the ensemble's first music director, the MCO presents nine concerts annually at Westminster United Church and tours...
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| x Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra |
The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra is a prominent orchestra from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They began in 1962 as a 20-piece string orchestra known as the St. John's Orchestra.
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| x Symphony Nova Scotia |
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Symphony Nova Scotia is a Canadian orchestra located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. SNS performs over 50 concerts annually for more than 50,000 people, and its repertoire ranges from classical and baroque to traditional and maritime...
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| x Ottawa Symphony Orchestra |
The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO) is a full size orchestra in Ottawa including professional, student and amateur musicians. With around 100 musicians, the OSO is Ottawa's largest orchestra, which allows it to perform large symphonic repertoire of...
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| x Regina Symphony Orchestra |
The Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) was founded by Frank Laubach, in Regina, Saskatchewan, as the Regina Orchestral Society in 1908, giving its inaugural concert December 3 of that same year. Becoming the Regina Choral and Orchestral Society in 1919...
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| x Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra |
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is a professional orchestra based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan administered by the non-profit Saskatoon Symphony Society. The orchestra was founded in 1927 as an amateur orchestra, but today has 10 core members...
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| x Saskatoon Youth Orchestra |
The Saskatoon Youth Orchestra (SYO) is a Canadian music program based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The program includes the Youth Orchestra, the Saskatoon Strings, and the Double Bass program. The groups meet every Saturday morning September through...
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| x Symphony New Brunswick |
Symphony New Brunswick is the largest classical music organization in New Brunswick, Canada. The orchestra was founded in 1983 following the demise of the Halifax-based Atlantic Symphony Orchestra ("ASO") which performed in several New Brunswick...
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| x Tafelmusik |
The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (also known as Tafelmusik) is a Canadian baroque orchestra specializing in early music. They often perform with choir and play on period instruments.
The orchestra was founded in 1979 by oboist Kenneth Solway and...
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| x Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra |
The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in the Community Auditorium in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on 29 November 1960 as the Lakehead Symphony Orchestra, debuting at the Lakeview High School auditorium....
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| x Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra |
The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) is a high-level orchestral training programme for talented musicians aged 22 and under. TSYO alumni are found in virtually every major performing organization in Canada, and many have embarked on many solo...
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| x Vancouver Symphony Orchestra |
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1919 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre....
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| x Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba.
Established in 1947, the WSO...
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| x Orquesta de Baja California |
Orquesta de Baja California (in English Baja California Orchestra) is an orchestra based in the Mexican state of Baja California.
The ensemble is a chamber orchestra of variable size, composed of about 17 to 40 musicians, and conducted by Maestro...
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| x National Symphony Orchestra |
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The National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico) (OSN) (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional) is the most important classical music and symphonic ensemble in Mexico. With its origins traced back as 1881, it's the second oldest symphony orchestra in the American...
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| x National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia |
The Colombian National Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia) was founded in 2003 following the dissolution of the Colombia Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia) in December 2002. The Colombia Symphony Orchestra...
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| x National Symphony Orchestra |
The National Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, abbreviated OSN) is the state symphony orchestra of Peru; it is located in Lima. It is one of the components of the Peruvian Instituto Nacional de Cultura. As of 2007, the orchestra has...
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