The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO, Latvijas Nacionālais simfoniskais orķestris) is Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

's main symphony orchestra. It was founded in 1926 as the Latvian Radio Centre Orchestra by the conductor, Arvīds Pārups. Its current Chief Conductor and Artistic Director is Karel Mark Chichon. In addition to regular symphonic concerts, the orchestra also broadcasts and records. The orchestra's primary performance venue is The Great Guild

Large Guild, Riga

The Large Guild is a building situated in Riga, Latvia, and was erected in the years 1854 - 1857 after a project by architect K. Bejne in English Gothic style. The building was erected to house the guild of the same name, and today it houses the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra .- References :...

 Concert Hall in Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

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The Latvian National Opera

Latvian National Opera

The Latvian National Opera , Riga, is the national opera of Latvia. The opera company includes the Latvian National Ballet , LNO Chorus, and LNO Orchestra.-History:...

 also has an orchestra.

Conductors

• Chief Conductor and Artistic Director
  • Karel Mark Chichon
    Karel Mark Chichon
    Karel Mark Chichon is a Gibraltarian conductor.He was born in London in 1971 and has been Chief Conductor of the Graz Symphony Orchestra since 2006 and Conductor Emeritus of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra since 2007...
    
    
• Conductors
  • Dmitry Yablonsky
    Dmitry Yablonsky
    Dmitry Yablonsky is a Russian classical cellist and conductor.- Biography and career :Yablonsky was born in Moscow in a musical family; his mother is the pianist Oxana Yablonskaya, and his father, Albert Zaionz, is principal oboist with the Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra...
    
    
  • Guillermo Garci'a Calvo
  • Hartmut Haenchen
    Hartmut Haenchen
    Hartmut Haenchen is a German orchestra conductor.Haenchen began his musical career as a member of the Dresden Kreuzchor. By the age of 15, he was already conducting performances as cantor. As a 17-year-old, he attracted widespread attention with his revival of Johann Adolph Hasse's Requiem...
    
    
  • Ge'rard Korsten
  • Rossen Milanov
  • Andris Nelsons
    Andris Nelsons
    Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor.Nelsons was born in Riga. His mother founded the first early music ensemble in Latvia, and his father was a choral conductor, cellist, and teacher...
    
    
  • Tomomi Nishimoto
    Tomomi Nishimoto
    -Biography:Tomomi Nishimoto was born in Osaka, Japan on April 4, 1970. Her experience learning to play the piano from her mother at the age of three as well as her mother's musical influence are what fueled her interest to become a conductor in the future...
    
    
  • Modestas Pitrenas
  • Ola Rudner
  • Yuri Simonov
    Yuri Simonov
    Yuri Ivanovich Simonov is a Russian conductor.He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory under Nikolai Rabinovich. He is currently director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.-Selected recordings:...
    
    
  • Andris Vecumnieks

Selected recordings

• Inessa Galante
  Inessa Galante
  Inessa Galante is a Latvian soprano opera singer. Galante is known for a great beauty of tone, nuanced pianissimos and sensitive command of dynamics and colour...
  
   Debut recital Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Alexander Vilumanis