South Africa

• Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
• KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
• South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation
  South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation
  The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is a non-profit organisation in the music education and development sector. The Foundation supports the training and development of South Africa’s young musicians through national courses, national and international tours and workshops, and...
  
  
• Chamber Orchestra of South Africa
• Johannesburg Youth Orchestra
  Johannesburg Youth Orchestra
  The Johannesburg Youth Orchestra is a youth symphony orchestra founded in 1976. It is a full size symphony orchestra based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is made up entirely of musicians in high school and those that have recently graduated, up to age 25....
  
  

Canada

• Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
  Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra, based in Calgary, Alberta. The orchestra gives the majority of its performances in the Jack Singer Concert Hall of the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts...
  
  
• CBC Radio Orchestra
  CBC Radio Orchestra
  The CBC Radio Orchestra was a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia that was operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Until the early 1980s CBC had a number of orchestras located in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax but due to federal government budget cuts they...
  
  
• Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
  Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
  As the professional orchestra of Alberta's creative capital city, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presents over 85 concerts a year of symphonic music in all genres, from classical to country...
  
  
• I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra
  I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra
  I Musici de Montréal is a Canadian chamber orchestra.Founded by cellist and conductor Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montréal is a chamber orchestra of 15 musicians that performs a vast repertoire extending from the baroque to the contemporary. The orchestra presents a busy schedule of over 100...
  
  
• Kanata Symphony Orchestra
  Kanata Symphony
  The Kanata Symphony is a non-profit community orchestra, in Ottawa, Canada. Members are amateur musicians from all walks of life, from across the National Capital Region.-Description:...
  
  
• Kingston Symphony
  Kingston Symphony
  The Kingston Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in Kingston, Ontario. The orchestra was founded in 1953 under the name the New Symphony Association of Kingston. It was renamed the Kingston Symphony in 1963 with the formation of its new umbrella organization the Kingston Symphony Association...
  
  
• Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
  Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
  The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in the twin cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Its home venue is Centre In The Square in Kitchener, Ontario. Music Directors and Principal Conductors have included Raffi Armenian , Chosei Komatsu , Martin Fischer-Dieskau and...
  
  
• Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
  Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
  The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1972 by Ruben Gurevich, the ensemble's first music director, the MCO presents nine concerts annually at Westminster United Church and tours in rural Manitoba, Canada and elsewhere.The MCO...
  
  
• Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...
  
   (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal)
• National Arts Centre Orchestra
  National Arts Centre Orchestra
  The National Arts Centre Orchestra is an orchestra in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital. It is a classically-sized ensemble currently conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.-Description:Since 1998, Pinchas Zukerman has been the Music Director. Mario Bernardi C.C...
  
  
• Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
  Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
  The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra is a prominent orchestra from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They began in 1962 as a 20-piece string orchestra known as the St. John's Orchestra.Music Directors:*David Gray...
  
  
• Symphony Nova Scotia
  Symphony Nova Scotia
  Symphony Nova Scotia is a professional orchestra based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Symphony Nova Scotia traces its origins back to several different orchestras, including the Halifax Symphony , the Halifax Sinfoniette , and the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra . Its current structure began in 1983...
  
  
• Oakville Symphony Orchestra
  Oakville Symphony Orchestra
  The Oakville Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Oakville, Ontario.The OSO was founded in 1967 by Kenneth Hollier, a local musician and educator with a mission statement to “make music for the pleasure of its members and the enjoyment of its audience”...
  
  
• Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
  Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
  The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra is a full size orchestra in Ottawa including professional, student and amateur musicians. With around 100 musicians, the OSO is Ottawa's largest orchestra, which allows it to perform large symphonic repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries, including works by...
  
  
• Prince George Symphony Orchestra
• Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique de Québec)
• Regina Symphony Orchestra
  Regina Symphony Orchestra
  The Regina Symphony Orchestra was founded by Frank Laubach, in Regina, Saskatchewan, as the Regina Orchestral Society in 1908, giving its inaugural concert December 3 of that same year...
  
  
• The Royal Conservatory of Music
• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
  Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
  The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan administered by the non-profit Saskatoon Symphony Society. The orchestra was founded in 1927 as an amateur orchestra, but today has 10 core members and up to 50 sessional musicians...
  
  
• Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
  Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
  The Saskatoon Youth Orchestra is a Canadian music program based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The program includes the Youth Orchestra, the Saskatoon Strings, and the Double Bass program. The groups meet every Saturday morning September through April...
  
  
• Sault Symphony Orchestra
  Sault Symphony Orchestra
  The Sault Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, a border city which attracts audiences from both Canada and Michigan. Its primary venues consist of the Kiwanis Community Theatre Centre and Central United Church in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and St....
  
   
• Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra
  Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra
  L'Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke , is a symphony orchestra based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with Université de Sherbrooke as its home.- Histoire :The orchestra's first performance took place on...
  
   (Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke)
• Symphony New Brunswick
  Symphony New Brunswick
  Symphony New Brunswick is the largest classical music organization in New Brunswick, Canada.The orchestra was founded in 1983 following the demise of the Halifax-based Atlantic Symphony Orchestra which performed in several New Brunswick cities from 1969 to 1982...
  
  
• Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
  Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
  The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in the Community Auditorium in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on 29 November 1960 as the Lakehead Symphony Orchestra, debuting at the Lakeview High School auditorium...
  
  
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra
  Toronto Symphony Orchestra
  The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario.-History:The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923. The orchestra changed its name to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1927. The TSO...
  
  
• Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
  Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
  The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra is a high-level orchestral training programme for musicians aged 22 and under, based in Toronto, Canada. TSYO alumni are found in most major performing organization in Canada, and many have embarked on solo and chamber music careers worldwide...
  
  
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1930 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the...
  
  
• Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
  Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
  The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra, or VYSO, is a high-caliber orchestra for the youths located in Vancouver, Canada. The VYSO operates out of St. James Community Square, 3214 W.10th Ave. Vancouver, British Columbia. VYSO is a non-profit organization that performs a series of concerts to raise...
  
  
• Victoria Symphony
  Victoria Symphony
  The Victoria Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in Victoria, British Columbia. It is considered by some to be Vancouver Island's premiere active performing arts organization. Currently directed by Tania Miller - one of North America's first female musical directors - the staff consist of both...
  
  
• Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
  The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba.-History:...
  
  
• Windsor Symphony Orchestra
  Windsor Symphony Orchestra
  The Windsor Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra located in Windsor, Ontario. It was founded in 1941, originally as the Windsor Concert Orchestra. The name was changed to The Windsor Symphony in 1948....
  
   

Mexico

• Orquesta de Baja California
  Orquesta de Baja California
  Orquesta de Baja California is an orchestra based in the Mexican state of Baja California.The ensemble is a chamber orchestra of variable size, composed of about 17 to 40 musicians, and conducted by Maestro Angel Romero and Armando Pesquiera...
  
  
• Orquesta Filarmónica de Querétaro
  Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro
  The Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro is a philharmonic orchestra based in the Mexican state of Querétaro....
  
  
• Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
  Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
  The Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México is the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico. It was founded in 1971 and is based in Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico; its home hall is Sala Felipe Villanueva.- History :...
  
  
• Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional
  National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico)
  The National Symphony Orchestra is the most important classical music and symphonic ensemble in Mexico. With its origins traced back as 1881, it is the second oldest symphony orchestra in the American continent along with the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
  
  
• Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
  Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
  The Yucatán Symphony Orchestra its a Philarmonic Orchestra residing in Mérida, Yucatán, México.-History:The OSY was founded February 2004 in Mérida, Yucatán thru a joint venture by Yucatán State Government and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán foundation...
  
  

Argentina

• Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
  Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
  The Argentine National Symphony Orchestra is the state symphony of Argentina, and is based in Buenos Aires.-Overview:Established as the State Symphony Orchestra, on November 20, 1948, via a bill signed by President Juan Perón, the orchestra was created that it could "constitute the pitch of...
  
  
• Buenos Aires Philharmonic
  Buenos Aires Philharmonic
  The Buenos Aires Philharmonic is an Argentinian orchestra based in Buenos Aires. Founded in 1946, it is based in the renowned Colón Theatre, and is considered one of the more prestigious orchestras in its nation and Latin America, and has received several honours in 60 years of history. Its local...
  
  
• Juan de Dios Filiberto National Orchestra of Argentine Music
  Juan de Dios Filiberto National Orchestra of Argentine Music
  The Juan de Dios Filiberto National Orchestra of Argentine Music is the national Pops orchestra of Argentina.-Overview:...
  
  

Brazil

• Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
• Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre
  Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre
  Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, also known as OSPA, is a symphony orchestra based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It was founded in 1950 under the direction of the Hungarian conductor Pablo Komlós...
  
  

Colombia

• National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia
  National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia
  The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia was founded in 2003 following the dissolution of the Colombia Symphony Orchestra in December 2002...
  
  
• Bogota Philharmonic
  Bogota Philharmonic
  The Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, or Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, is the most important Symphony Orchestra in Colombia. It is a project maintained by the city of Bogotá and its Secretary Office of Culture, Recreation and Sport. Founded in 1967, it regularly performs at the Jorge Eliécer Gaitán...
  
  
• Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
  Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Cali Philharmonic Orchestra , is a symphony orchestra based in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.-External links:* official site...
  
  

Venezuela

• Great Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra
  Great Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra
  Since its foundation in 1989, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra has united a group of young Venezuelan musicians.-History:The Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra was created in 1989, through the agreement signed by the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho foundation and the state...
  
  
• Mérida State Symphony Orchestra
  Mérida State Symphony Orchestra
  The Mérida State Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in the Venezuelan city of Mérida...
  
  
• Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
  Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
  The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar is a Venezuelan orchestra. It is the apex of the nation's system of youth orchestras under the auspices of Fundacion del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela, known colloquially as El Sistema...
  
  
• Venezuela Symphony Orchestra
  Venezuela Symphony orchestra
  The Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela was founded by a group of 26 professional musicians met at the invitation of the maestro Vicente Emilio Sojo following the dissolution on January, 1929 of the Union Filarmónica Nacional.This meeting took place January 15, 1930 in the Caracas Musical Declamation...
  
  

China, People's Republic of

• China National Symphony Orchestra
  China National Symphony Orchestra
  The China National Symphony Orchestra is China's national orchestra....
  
  
• China Philharmonic Orchestra
  China Philharmonic Orchestra
  The China Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra founded in Beijing, China on May 25, 2000, based on the previous "China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra"...
  
  
• China NCPA Concert Hall Orchestra
  China NCPA Concert Hall Orchestra
  The China NCPA Orchestra or China National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra is an orchestra based in Beijing, China. The orchestra gave its premiere in the spring of 2010. NCPA’s Artistic Director of Music, Maestro Chen Zuohuang is the orchestra's Principal Conductor, and Singapore-born...
  
  
• Beijing Symphony Orchestra
  Beijing Symphony Orchestra
  Beijing Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1977, is a classical orchestra in based in Beijing, China.One of its best-known performances was an unfolding of Chinese history and culture performed at Badaling in the Great Wall which was transmitted internationally via satellite.- External links :* *List...
  
  
• Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
  Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
  The Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It was founded in 1957.The orchestra's current artistic director is Long Yu...
  
  
• Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
  Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
  Guiyang Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra founded in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China on February 19, 2009, Its inaugural concert was held on September 19, 2009 conducted by artistic directors Chen Zuohuang and Li Xincao....
  
  
• Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
  Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
  Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra 杭州爱乐乐团 was founded on December 25, 2007 and completed its establishment on April 20, 2009, with Deng Jingshan as the President, Yang Yang as the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, Guan Haochuan and Lin Shangzhuan as the Vice President...
  
  
• National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra
  National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra
  The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra中央芭蕾舞团交响乐团 is a national symphony orchestra aspiring with most vitality and development potential in the Chinese music industry...
  
  
• Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
  Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
  The Qingdao Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra re-established in April 2005.The orchestra's artistic directors and principal conductors are Zhang Guoyong and Zhu Hui , and its concertmaster and Deputy Executive Director is Liu Yuxia . The Executive Director is Lian Xinguo .The principal...
  
  
• Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
  Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
  Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is an influential orchestra in China. The music director is Long Yu.It was founded in 1879 as Shanghai Public Band, one of the earliest orchestras in Eastern Asia. It was renamed to Shanghai Municipal Council Symphony Orchestra in 1922. Starting in 1919, an Italian...
  
  
• Shanghai City Symphonic Orchestra
  Shanghai City Symphonic Orchestra
  The Shanghai City Symphonic Orchestra is China’s only non-profit amateur orchestra, a member of the World Federation of Amateur Orchestras . The orchestra was established in 2005 by octogenarian conductor Cao Peng, under the supervision of the Cao Peng Music Center...
  
  
• Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
  Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
  Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra was established in 1982, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra has grown into one of the best professional orchestras in China with the full support of Shenzhen municipal government over the past two decades, gaining both national and international fame Chen Chuansong as General...
  
  
• Sichuan Symphony Orchestra
  Sichuan Symphony Orchestra
  The Sichuan Symphony Orchestra was established in 2002. The average age of musicians in SSO is 30, making it the youngest symphony orchestra in mid-western China. The performance schedule of the orchestra is the most vigorous...
  
  
• Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra
  Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra ) is based in Xiamen, Fujian Province, the People's Republic of China. It is one of the top orchestras in China, and is the only non-state-owned and self-financing orchestra in the country. Founded in 1998, XPO plays the majority of its concerts at Music Island...
  
  

Hong Kong, SAR China

• City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
  City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
  The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong was founded in 1999. The chief conductor is Jean Thorel, who has held the post since 2008.-Background:The CCOHK was founded in 1999 by oboist Leanne Nicholls, who is also the artistic director. It is known for having a very large repertoire spanning many...
  
  
• Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
  Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
  The Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1976 by a small group of musicians who felt that there was a need in Hong Kong for a chamber-sized orchestra aiming at a high standard of music making. The Orchestra consists of around 30 professional and non-professional musicians and gives around...
  
  
• Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
  Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
  The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is an orchestra of Chinese traditional instruments based in Hong Kong. It was established in 1977 and comprises 85 musicians. The Artistic Director and Principal Conductor is Yan Huichang.-External links:**...
  
  
• Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
  Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra , is the largest symphony orchestra in Hong Kong. First established in 1895 as an amateur orchestra, under the name Sino-British Orchestra, it was renamed the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957, and became a professional orchestra in 1974 under the funding...
  
  
• Hong Kong North Philharmonic Orchestra
• Hong Kong Sinfonietta
  Hong Kong Sinfonietta
  The Hong Kong Sinfonietta is a professional symphony orchestra based in Hong Kong, China. It was established in 1990 by a group of local music graduates. It has always aimed at promoting classical music to the public. The orchestra was reorganized 1999, with Tsung Yeh, an American conductor of...
  
  
• Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
  Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
  Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra is a Hong Kong-based classical music orchestra. The Orchestra has performed frequently in the Hong Kong City Hall, regional town halls and civic centres a few hundred times over the past 34 years. A number of internationally famous conductors and soloists have been...
  
  
• SAR Philharmonic Orchestra
  SAR Philharmonic Orchestra
  The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra is a Hong Kong symphonic orchestra founded in 1999 by Dr Y.K. Wong and is the musical arm of SAR Philharmonic Charitable Foundation. Under the leadership of K. K. Chiu, the chief conductor of the orchestra, the SARPO performs charity concerts regularly to raise money...
  
  

Taiwan

• Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra
  Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra
  Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra , formerly known as Chimei Symphony Orchestra , is a Taiwanese symphony orchestra organized in 2003 by Chi Mei Group, an international plastics producer and liquid crystal display maker....
  
  
• Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
  Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
  The Evergreen Symphony Orchestra is a Taiwanese orchestra founded by Chang Yung-Fa Foundation of Evergreen Group in 2001. The orchestra is featured by bringing up talented Taiwanese players and promoting Taiwanese folk music...
  
  
• Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra
  Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra
  Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra is a Taiwanese orchestra based in Kaohsiung. It is also the only professional orchestra in Southern Taiwan. Founded in 1981, the orchestra was owned and ran by the city government until its privatization in 2009....
  
  
• National Symphony Orchestra
  National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)
  The National Symphony Orchestra , also known as Philharmonia Taiwan outside Taiwan, is one of the leading orchestras in Asia. Since 1987, the orchestra has its residence in the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.- Subscription Concert Series :...
  
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• National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
  National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
  The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra , also known as NTSO, founded in 1945, is the oldest symphony orchestra in Taiwan. It is based in Wufeng, Taichung.- Principal Conductors :* Fusao Kajima , 2009-present* Chiu Chun-chiang , 2006-2009...
  
  
• Philharmonia Moment Musical
  Philharmonia Moment Musical
  The Philharmonia Moment Musical is a non-professional symphony orchestra in Taiwan. It was founded in February 1999 by Taiwanese conductor Po-Po Chiang...
  
  
• Taichung City Symphony Orchestra
  Taichung City Symphony Orchestra
  The Taichung City Symphony Orchestra is a young professional symphony orchestra consist of 75 musicians established in 2003....
  
  
• Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra
  Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra
  The Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in Taiwan....
  
  
• Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra
  Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra
  -History:Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1985 by a group of enthusiastic musicians. It has come a long way under the direction of late American conductor Henry Mazer, who came from Chicago Symphony Orchestra and stayed with TPO for over 18 years....
  
  
• Taipei Symphony Orchestra
  Taipei Symphony Orchestra
  The Taipei Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1969, is one of the leading orchestras based in Taipei, Taiwan.In these seasons, TSO works also with European Music directors and conductors, such as Reinhard Goebel, Martin Fischer-Dieskau or Maurice Steger.- Introduction :Under the direction of Felix...
  
  

Japan

• Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
  Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
  The is an orchestra based in Hiroshima, Japan, founded in 1963. It is the only professional orchestra in Japan's Chūgoku region.-Music Directors, Conductors and Concertmasters:*Akeo Watanabe *Ken Takaseki...
  
  
• Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
  Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
  The , is an orchestra based in Tokyo, Japan.-History:The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded on June 22, 1956, as the exclusive subsidiary orchestra under the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. Akeo Watanabe served the first Chief conductor of the orchestra...
  
  
• Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
  Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
  The is a classical orchestra based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 1970.- Music directors :*Hanns-Martin Schneidt *Yuzo Toyama *Kazuo Yamada...
  
  
• Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
  Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
  The is a symphony orchestra based in Nagoya, Japan, founded in 1966. The orchestra gives concerts primarily at the Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Concert Hall and the Chukyo University Center for Culture & Arts Aurora Hall.- History :...
  
  
• New Japan Philharmonic
  New Japan Philharmonic
  The is a symphony orchestra based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1972 with Seiji Ozawa as honorary conductor laureate. The Philharmonic's primary concert venue is the Sumida Triphony Hall. Since 2003, its music director is Christian Arming....
  
  
• NHK Symphony Orchestra
  NHK Symphony Orchestra
  The in Tokyo, Japan began as the New Symphony Orchestra on October 5, 1926 and was the country's first professional symphony orchestra. Later, it changed its name to Japan Symphony Orchestra and in 1951, after receiving financial support from NHK, it took its current name...
  
  
• Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
  Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
  The is a professional chamber orchestra, founded in 1988, based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, and is a full member of Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras. The Orchestra's home is Ishikawa Ongakudo . Since 2007, its music director is Michiyoshi Inoue.-Activities:The orchestra performs more...
  
  
• Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
  Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
  The is a classical orchestra based in Osaka, Japan. Founded in 1947 as the Kansai Symphony Orchestra, it took its current name in 1960. Founder Takashi Asahina conducted the orchestra for 55 years from its creation until 2001....
  
  
• Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
  Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
  The , also known as Tokyō , is one of the representative symphony orchestras of Japan. The Orchestra was founded in 1965 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics ....
  
  
• Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
  Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
  The claims to be the oldest classical orchestra in Japan, having been founded in Nagoya in 1911. It moved to Tokyo in 1938 and has some 166 members as of 2005....
  
  
• Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
  Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
  The , or TSO, was established in 1946 as the Toho Symphony Orchestra . It assumed its present name in 1951.Based in Kawasaki, the TSO performs in numerous concert halls and serves as the pit ensemble for some productions at New National Theatre, Tokyo, the city's leading opera house...
  
  
• Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
  Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
  The is a Japanese symphony orchestra administratively based in Tokyo. The orchestra primarily performs concerts in Tokyo at the Suntory Hall, but also gives concerts at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall...
  
  

Malaysia

• Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
  Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra is a Malaysian orchestra, resident at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in Kuala Lumpur. The orchestra gives concerts throughout Malaysia and also in Singapore....
  
  
• Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
  Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
  Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra composed of talented young musicians in Malaysia. The core programme of MPYO includes weekend rehearsals, tutorials, concerts, residential music camps and tours. There may also be a chance for members to attend workshops,...
  
  
• National Symphony Orchestra
  National Symphony Orchestra
  The National Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1931, is an American symphony orchestra that performs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.-History:...
  
  
• Penang State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
  Penang State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
  The Penang Philharmonic Orchestra is an amateur orchestra and choral group funded by the state of Penang, Malaysia, with a wide-ranging repertoire that emphasizes Western classical music.The resident conductor is Austrian-trained Japanese, Jascha Shimano, while the choral conductor is Australian...
  
  
• KLPac Sinfonietta
  KLPac Sinfonietta
  The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Sinfonietta is a symphony orchestra located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It presents performances at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre which fosters creative excellence and develops and nurtures performing arts culture in Malaysia...
  
  

Korea, North

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 

• National Symphony Orchestra of Korea

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 

• National Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is the well-known orchestra based in Bucheon, a city of metropolitan area which places between Seoul and Incheon, Korea. It was founded in 1988 as a part of Bucheon Civic Arts Company...
  
  
• KBS Symphony Orchestra
  KBS Symphony Orchestra
  The KBS Symphony Orchestra is one of the most famous symphony orchestras in South Korea. It was founded in 1956 as the radio orchestra of the Korean Broadcasting System ....
  
  
• Seoul Orchestra
  Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1948, is one of the oldest and most famous orchestras in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia in 1977, the United States in 1982, 1986 and 1996, a 1988 tour of Europe before the...
  
  

Philippines

• Manila Symphony Orchestra
  Manila Symphony Orchestra
  The Manila Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest orchestras in Asia. Founded by Dr. Alexander Lippay in 1926, the orchestra has played a major role in Philippine history...
  
  
• Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
  Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Manila Philharmonic Orchestra or MPO is an all-Filipino orchestra that is "owned and managed by the artists." This makes the MPO unique from the other orchestras in the country, as all decisions are collectively made by orchestra members, including concert programs and choice of guest...
  
  
• Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
  Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is the nation's leading symphony orchestra and a resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines , located on Manila's shoreline...
  
  
• San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra
  San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra
  The San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the two major performing arts groups under the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. As a young ensemble, its wide selection of works encompassing musical genres attests to its versatility and dynamism...
  
  
• DLSU Pops Orchestra
• DLSZ Symphony Orchestra

Singapore

• Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra
  Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra
  Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra is an amateur orchestra founded in 1986 based in Singapore. The music director and conductor is Yan Yin Wing who prepares musicians from all different backgrounds for concert around four times a year...
  
  
• Orchestra of the Titans
  Orchestra of the Music Makers
  The Orchestra of the Music Makers is a Singaporean symphony orchestra composed of both volunteer and professional young musicians. It performed its first concert in August 2008 in the Victoria Concert Hall and has since been recognized as the most promising youth orchestra in Singapore with its...
  
  
• Singapore Symphony Orchestra
  Singapore Symphony Orchestra
  The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a 96 members professional symphony orchestra. Its main performing venue is the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore although it has also toured widely in Asia, Europe and the United States...
  
  
• Singapore National Youth Orchestra
  Singapore National Youth Orchestra
  The Singapore National Youth Orchestra is a youth orchestra under the purview of the Co-Curricular Activities Branch, Education Programmes Division, Ministry of Education. Members of the SNYO come from primary and secondary schools, junior colleges, international schools and tertiary institutions...
  
  

Pan-Middle Eastern

• Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
  Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is the first pan-Arab youth orchestra, created in 2006. It has so far given concerts in Syria and Germany.- Birth :The first session was held in July 2006, in Damascus, Syria...
  
  
• West-Eastern Divan

Iran

• National Orchestra
• Tehran Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
• Iranian Orchestra for New Music
  Iranian Orchestra for New Music
  Iranian Orchestra for New Music was founded by maestro Alireza Mashayekhi in 1995. It makes use of Persian and non-Persian instruments.-See also:*Persian Symphonic Music*Tehran Symphony Orchestra*National Iranian Orchestra...
  
  
• Melal Orchestra

Israel

• Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is the leading symphony orchestra in Israel. It was originally known as the Palestine Orchestra, and in Hebrew as התזמורת הסימפונית הארץ ישראלית The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit...
  
  
• Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
  Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
  The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra of the Israel Broadcasting Authority is a major orchestra of Israel...
  
  
• Rishon LeZion Orchestra

Turkey

• Presidential Symphony Orchestra
  Presidential Symphony Orchestra
  Presidential Symphony Orchestra is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey. It is headquartered in Ankara...
  
  
• Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
  Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
  The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra is a major symphony orchestra of Turkey located in Bilkent, Ankara. It was founded in 1993 by Bilkent University. Since 1994 the orchestra is based in Bilkent Concert Hall...
  
  
• Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
  Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
  The Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra is a Turkish symphony orchestra based in Istanbul.Founded in 1945 as the Istanbul Municipality City Orchestra, its first principal conductor was Cemal Reşit Rey. In 1972 it became the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra...
  
  
• Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
  Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra was founded by enlarging the Borusan Chamber Orchestra in 1999. This orchestra is funded by Borusan Holding.- History:...
  
  
• İzmir State Symphony Orchestra
  Izmir State Symphony Orchestra
  İzmir State Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra located in İzmir.Its principal conductor is Rengim Gökmen....
  
  
• Dokuz Eylul University Symphony Orchestra
  Dokuz Eylul University Symphony Orchestra
  Dokuz Eylul University Symphony Orchestra was founded in 2001 by Dokuz Eylul University in İzmir.-External links:* **...
  
  
• Antalya State Symphony Orchestra
  Antalya State Symphony Orchestra
  The Antalya State Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra located in Antalya.Founded in 1989 as Antalya Chamber Orchestra later became symphony orchestra in 1997.Principal conductor is the first woman conductor of Turkey Inci Özdil.-External links:...
  
  
• Bursa State Symphony Orchestra
  Bursa State Symphony Orchestra
  Bursa District State Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra located in Bursa.It was founded in 1998. Its principal conductor is Orhan Salliel.-External links:*http://www.kulturturizm.gov.tr/gsanatlar/orkestra_bursa.asp?belgeno=50983...
  
  
• Cukurova State Symphony Orchestra
  Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra
  The Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra located in Adana, Turkey.It was founded in 1988 after the Turkish Presidency Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul and Izmir State Symphony Orchestras. It performed its first concert on January 5, 1992. Its principal conductor is Emin Güven...
  
  

United Arab Emirates

• Dubai Chamber Orchestra
  Dubai Chamber Orchestra
  The Dubai Chamber Orchestra is an amateur orchestra founded in the summer of 2002 by Philip Cree, Linda Brentano and a group of players, all resident in the UAE...
  
  
• UAE Philharmonic Orchestra Previously known as Dubai Philharmonic Orchestra

Australia

• Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
  Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
  The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was founded as a 17 player radio ensemble in 1936, in Adelaide, South Australia. The orchestra reformed in 1949 as the 55 member South Australian Symphony Orchestra. It reverted to its original and present title, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, in late 1974, and...
  
  
• Adelaide Youth Orchestra
  Adelaide Youth Orchestra
  The Adelaide Youth Orchestra is an 80 member symphony orchestra designed to showcase the best young instrumentalists in Adelaide, South Australia.The youth orchestra itself comprises members aged between 14 and 25 years...
  
  
• Australian Chamber Orchestra
  Australian Chamber Orchestra
  The Australian Chamber Orchestra was founded by cellist John Painter in 1975. Richard Tognetti was appointed Lead Violin in 1989 and subsequently appointed Artistic Director....
  
  
• Australian Youth Orchestra
  Australian Youth Orchestra
  The Australian Youth Orchestra is an Australian organisation for young musicians. It operates the flagship Youth Orchestra as well as Camerata Australia, Young Australian Concert Artists and Young Symphonists. It also runs several other activities including master classes, outreach programmes and...
  
  
• Barrier Reef Orchestra
  Barrier Reef Orchestra
  The Barrier Reef Orchestra is a community orchestra located in Townsville, Queensland Australia. The Orchestra promotes itself as "the North's own orchestra" and is a part of North Queensland Ensembles, it is currently based at the Riverway Arts Centre....
  
  
• Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
  Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
  The Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra is a community orchestra based in Brisbane, Australia which performs a wide variety of orchestral and chamber music works....
  
  
• Canberra Symphony Orchestra
  Canberra Symphony Orchestra
  Canberra Symphony Orchestra is the principal professional orchestra of the Australian Capital Territory based in Canberra, the national capital of Australia....
  
  
• Darwin Symphony Orchestra
  Darwin Symphony Orchestra
  The Darwin Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, founded by Martin Jarvis.The DSO gave its first concert in 1989. The orchestra receives funding from the Northern Territory Government and support from private corporations and donors including Charles...
  
  
• Eminence Symphony Orchestra
  Eminence Symphony Orchestra
  - Piano Stories :Alexey Yemtsov performed the first Piano Stories concert on 15 April, at Verbrugghen Hall. Featuring work from Studio Ghibli, Yoko Kanno and Shirō Sagisu, Piano Stories marked the beginning of a series of concerts celebrating piano scores from a selection of anime and gaming...
  
  
• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia...
  
  
• Orchestra Victoria
  Orchestra Victoria
  Orchestra Victoria is an orchestra based in Victoria, Australia. In addition to its own concert and education events, it is the performance partner of the following major performing arts companies: The Australian Ballet, Opera Australia and Victorian Opera...
  
  
• Queensland Symphony Orchestra
  Queensland Symphony Orchestra
  The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is an Australian orchestra, based principally in Brisbane in the state of Queensland.The QSO played its first concert on 26 March 1947, with the orchestra consisting of 45 musicians, conducted by Percy Code. John Farnsworth Hall was recruited from the Sydney...
  
  
• Queensland Youth Orchestras
  Queensland Youth Orchestras
  The Queensland Youth Orchestras is Australia's leading organisation for orchestral training and performance and is currently based at the Old Museum building in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
  
  
• RMIT Symphonic Orchestra
• SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra
  SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra
  The SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra located in Sydney, is one of the premier youth orchestras of Australia. It was founded in 1988 by the Russian-born conductor Matthew Krel, who died in 2009...
  
  
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  The Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney...
  
  
• Sydney University Symphony Orchestra
• Sydney Youth Orchestra
  Sydney Youth Orchestra
  The Sydney Youth Orchestra , is one of Sydney's premier youth orchestras and is the flagship orchestra of the Sydney Youth Orchestras family. The SYO consists of around 100 skilled young musicians residing around Sydney....
  
  
• Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
  Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
  The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:...
  
  
• Western Australian Charity Orchestra
  Western Australian Charity Orchestra
  Western Australian Charity Orchestra is a symphony orchestra and SATB chorus founded recently in Perth, Western Australia. The ensemble is made up of amateur musicians and puts on concerts to help fundraise for local charities and organisations...
  
  
• West Australian Symphony Orchestra
  West Australian Symphony Orchestra
  The West Australian Symphony Orchestra , often known as the "Orchestra of the West", is the premier professional orchestra of the state of Western Australia.-History:...
  
  
• Wollongong Symphony Orchestra
  Wollongong Symphony Orchestra
  The Wollongong Symphony Orchestra was formed in 2004 as a collaboration between conductor Carlos Alvarado and Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. The orchestra gives regular concerts at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre in Wollongong, New South Wales...
  
  

New Zealand

• Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
  Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
  The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra was established in the early 1980s and has become one of New Zealand's major performing organisations. The instigation of its Composer-in-Residence programme in 1990 has made the orchestra an important force in the promotion of New Zealand composed...
  
  
• Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
  Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
  The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra is the professional orchestra of Christchurch, New Zealand...
  
  
• Collegiate Orchestra
  Collegiate Orchestra
  The Collegiate Orchestra in Dunedin, New Zealand began as a training orchestra for student music teachers at the Dunedin College of Education in the late 1970s...
  
  
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is the national orchestra of New Zealand. It is a crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, with 90 full-time players....
  
  

See also

• List of concert halls
• Big Five (orchestras)
  Big Five (orchestras)
  In the context of classical music in the United States, the Big Five refers to five symphony orchestras that were considered to be the most prominent and accomplished ensembles when the term gained widespread use by music critics in the late 1950s...