List of radio orchestras
This is a list of radio orchestras with the links in their names, and the native language names in italics (where available).
Current radio orchestras[]
Asia[]
Country | Orchestra | Native name | Network affiliation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | NHK Symphony Orchestra | NHK 交響楽団 | Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) | |
Philippines | ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra | ABS-CBN | ||
South Korea | KBS Symphony Orchestra | KBS 교향악단 | Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) |
Europe[]
Defunct radio orchestras[]
Country | Orchestra | Network affiliation | Formed | Disbanded | Notes |
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Australia | SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra | Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) | 1988 | 2013 | |
Canada | CBC Radio Orchestra | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) | 1938 | 2008 | Disbanded due to federal government budget cuts. Reorganized as the independent National Broadcast Orchestra. |
CBC Symphony Orchestra | 1952 | 1964 | |||
CBC Winnipeg Orchestra | 1947 | 1984 | |||
Netherlands | Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra | Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) | 1985 | 2005 | |
New Zealand | NZBC Symphony Orchestra | New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) | 1946 | 1975 | Originally named the National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Became independent from the broadcaster and renamed the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. |
Portugal | RDP Symphony Orchestra | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | 1934 | 1989 | Originally named Orquestra Sinfónica da Emissora Nacional. |
United Kingdom | BBC Northern Dance Orchestra | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 1956 | 1975 | Renamed the BBC Northern Radio Orchestra. |
BBC Revue Orchestra | 1939 | 1964 | Merged into the BBC Radio Orchestra. | ||
BBC Television Orchestra | 1936 | 1939 | |||
BBC Radio Orchestra | 1964 | 1991 | |||
BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra | 1940 | 1981 | Originally named the BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra. | ||
United States | NBC Symphony Orchestra | National Broadcasting Company (NBC) | 1937 | 1954 | Orchestra was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Some members continued as the Symphony of the Air until 1963. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Symphony orchestra". National State Television and Radio Company of Belarus. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Εθνική Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα" [National Symphony Orchestra]. Mousika Synola (in Greek). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Ορχήστρα Σύγχρονης Μουσικής" [Contemporary Music Orchestra]. Mousika Synola (in Greek). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "RTS Symphony Orchestra". Music Production RTS. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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