NDR Sinfonieorchester

German radio orchestra based in Hamburg and affiliated to the public broadcaster [l96971] (NDR). In English, the name is usually given as the Hamburg Radio Orchestra.

It was founded as the [a463867] (affiliated to [l735444]) in 1945 and renamed to [b]NDR Sinfonieorchester[/b] in 1955/56. Since April 2016 the orchestra is residing at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg as the [a5596814].
Chief conductors:
[a846970] (1945–1971)
[a845775] (1971–1976)
[a846285] (1979–1981)
[a832926] (1982–1991)
[a833722] (1991–1994)
[a508213] (1996–1997)
[a839412] (1998–2004)
[a834229] (2004–2011)
[a1205711] (2011–2016)

The orchestra also appears as Sinfonie-Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, NDR-Symphonieorchester, NDR-Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique De La N.D.R. Hambourg.