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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Active from
  
1949

Genres
  
Classical, Pop

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Record labels
  
Bayerischer Rundfunk, BR-Klassik, EMI

Conductors
  
Mariss Jansons, Rafael Kubelík, Lorin Maazel, Eugen Jochum, Colin Davis

Similar
  
Mariss Jansons, Rafael Kubelík, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic

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The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) is based in Munich, Germany, one of two full-size symphony orchestras operated under the auspices of Bayerischer Rundfunk, or Bavarian Broadcasting (BR). Its primary concert venues are the Philharmonie am Gasteig and the Herkulessaal in the Residenz.

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The orchestra was founded in 1949, with members of an earlier radio orchestra in Munich as the core personnel. Eugen Jochum was the orchestra's first chief conductor, from 1949 until 1960. Subsequent chief conductors have included Rafael Kubelík, Sir Colin Davis and Lorin Maazel. Since 2003, the orchestra's chief conductor has been Mariss Jansons, whose current contract extends through 2021. Jansons has regularly campaigned for a new concert hall for the orchestra since the start of his BRSO tenure.

The orchestra participates in the "Musica Viva" concerts, founded by the composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann, to this day.

The orchestra has recorded for a number of commercial labels, including Deutsche Grammophon, RCA, and EMI. The orchestra received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance for its recording of Shostakovich's 13th Symphony. The orchestra has recently begun to produce recordings under its own BR-Klassik label.

Chief conductors

  • Eugen Jochum (1949–1960)
  • Rafael Kubelík (1961–1979)
  • Sir Colin Davis (1983–1992)
  • Lorin Maazel (1993–2002)
  • Mariss Jansons (2003–present)
  • References

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Wikipedia


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