Bavarian Radio Orchestra

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Aka Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks And BRSO Is The Internationally Renowned Orchestra Of The Bayerischer Rundfunk Bavarian Radio Based In Munich Germany. It Is One Of The Three Principal Orchestras In The City Of Munich Along With The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra And The Bavarian State Orchestra. Its Primary Concert Venues Are The Philharmonie Am Gasteig And The Herkulessaal In The Munich Residenz. 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 The Longest Serving Of The Orchestra's Chief Conductors As Well As Sir Colin Davis Lorin Maazel And Mariss Jansons. Sir Simon Rattle Will Be The New Chief Conductor From 2023 On. The Orchestra Participated In The "Musica Viva" Concerts Originally Founded By The Composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann In Its Early Years. The Orchestra Received A Grammy Award In 2006 For Best Orchestral Performance. Chief Conductors Sir Simon Rattle 2023- Mariss Jansons 2003–2019 Lorin Maazel 1993–2002 Sir Colin Davis 1983–1992 Rafael Kubelík 1961–1979 Eugen Jochum 1949–1960 read less