Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2005)

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was founded in Melbourne in 1906 .

Around 100 musicians play in this orchestra.

Chief conductor

Sir Andrew Davis has been the ensemble's chief conductor since 2013 .

1906–1927 Alberto Zelman ( ) 1927–1932 Fritz Hart ( ) 1932–1937 Fritz Hart ( ) and Bernard Heinze ( ) 1937–1950 Bernard Heinze; since 1949 " Sir " ( ) 1950–1951 Alceo Galliera ( ) 1952–1953 Juan José Castro ( ) 1953–1955 Walter Susskind ( / ) 1956–1959 Kurt Wöss ( )

1960–1965 Georges Tzipine ( ) 1967–1970 Willem van Otterloo ( ) 1971–1972 Fritz Rieger ( ) 1974–1997 Hiroyuki Iwaki ( ) 1998–2004 Markus Stenz ( ) 2005–2009 Oleg Caetani ( ) 2009–2012 Tadaaki Otaka ( / ) since 2013 Sir Andrew Davis ( )

Web links

Commons : Melbourne Symphony Orchestra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Recordings by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in the catalog of the German National Library