hr-Sinfonieorchester
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Name (Latin)
hr-Sinfonieorchester
Other forms of name
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (2005-)
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Radio de Fráncfort
Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Francfort
Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio di Francoforte
Start period
2005
Type of corporate body
Symphony orchestras
Place of residence/headquarters
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
See Also From tracing corporate name
Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
Sources of Information
- Maderna, B. Complete works for orchestra. Vol. 2 [SR] p2009:container (hr-Sinfonieorchester/Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
- Maderna, B. Complete works for orchestra, Vol. 5, 2013:insert, p. 17 (Orquesta Sinfónica de la Radio de Fráncfort) p. 19 (Orchestre symphonique de la Radio de Francfort, Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio di Francoforte)
- hr-Sinfonieorchester ( (Hessischer Rundfunk WWW site, Apr. 10, 2010) )
- hr-Sinfonieorchester; established as Frankfurter Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester, Oct. 1, 1929; changed to Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks, Oct. 17, 1950; changed to Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, July 11, 1971; changed to hr-Sinfonieorchester in 2005 ( (Wikipedia (German), Apr. 10, 2010) )
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Wikipedia description:
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony (German: hr-Sinfonieorchester) is the radio orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk, the public broadcasting network of the German state of Hesse. Venues are Alte Oper and hr-Sendesaal. Music director is the French conductor Alain Altinoglu. Chief conductors have brought in Russian, Nordic and French influences. The orchestra has been one of the leading Mahler and Bruckner orchestras internationally. The hr-Sinfonieorchester with 108 musicians is the third oldest in the ARD.
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