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| MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
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| Radio orchestra | |
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| Native name | MDR-Sinfonieorchester |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Location | Leipzig, Germany |
| Concert hall | Gewandhaus |
| Principal conductor | Dennis Russell Davies |
| Website | Official website |
The MDR-Sinfonieorchester (MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra) is a German radio orchestra based in Leipzig. It is the radio orchestra of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for the German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It is one of the oldest Radio orchestras in the world and the oldest in Germany. It was founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1923 (9 months earlier than the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra), with 115 musicians.[1] Apart from a short interruption during World War II, it has been the main orchestra of the Central German Broadcasting Company (MDR) since 1924. The orchestra performs concerts in Leipzig at the Gewandhaus.
- ^ "MDR-Sinfonieorchester". miz.org (in German). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.