List of radio orchestras

This is a list of radio orchestras with the links in their names, and the native language names in italics (where available).

Current radio orchestras

Asia
Country Orchestra Native name Network affiliation Notes
 Japan NHK Symphony Orchestra NHK 交響楽団 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)
 Philippines ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra ABS-CBN
 South Korea KBS Symphony Orchestra KBS 교향악단 Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

Europe
Country Orchestra Native name Network affiliation Notes
 Albania RTSH Symphony Orchestra Orkestra Simfonike e RTSH Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
 Austria Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
 Belarus Symphony Orchestra of the National Television and Radio Company of Belarus[1] National State Television and Radio Company of Belarus (BTRC)
 Belgium Brussels Philharmonic Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) Formerly known as Vlaams Radio Orkest
 Bulgaria Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио Bulgarian National Radio (BNR)
 Croatia Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra Simfonijski orkestar Hrvatske radiotelevizije Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT)
Croatian Radiotelevision Jazz Orchestra Jazz orkestar Hrvatske radiotelevizije
Croatian Radiotelevision Tamburitza Orchestra Tamburaški orkestar Hrvatske radiotelevizije
 Czech Republic Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Symfonický orchestr Českého rozhlasu Czech Radio (ČRo)
 Denmark Danish National Symphony Orchestra DR SymfoniOrkestret Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
Danish Chamber Orchestra Danmarks Underholdningsorkestret
DR Big Band
 Finland Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Radion sinfoniaorkesteri (Finnish)
Radions symfoniorkester (Swedish)		 Yleisradio (Yle)
 France Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France Radio France
Orchestre National de France
 Germany Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin Deutschlandradio (DLR)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) Formerly known as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
hr-Sinfonieorchester Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) Formerly Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra MDR Sinfonieorchester Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
Munich Radio Orchestra Münchner Rundfunkorchester Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
NDR Radiophilharmonie Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) Formerly Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Hannover
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Formerly NDR Sinfonieorchester
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)
SWR Symphonieorchester Südwestrundfunk (SWR) Created in a merger of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
 Greece ERT National Symphony Orchestra[2] Εθνική Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα ΕΡΤ Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)
ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra[3] Ορχήστρα Σύγχρονης Μουσικής EPT Formerly known as the EIR Light Orchestra and the ERT Various Music Orchestra.
 Hungary Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara Magyar Rádió (MR) Also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra
 Ireland RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
 Italy RAI National Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) Created in a merger of the four Symphony Orchestras of RAI from Turin, Rome, Naples and Milan.
 Netherlands Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)
 Norway Norwegian Radio Orchestra Kringkastingsorkestret Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
 Poland Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach Polskie Radio (PR) Based in Katowice
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Polska Orkiestra Radiowa Based in Warsaw
 Romania National Radio Orchestra of Romania Orchestra Nationala Radio Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR)
 Russia Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Большой симфонический оркестр имени П. И. Чайковского All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)
Radio Orpheus (OP)		 Formerly affiliated with the Soviet-run All-Union Radio.
 Serbia RTS Symphony Orchestra[4] Simfonijski orkestar Radio-televizije Srbije Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)
 Slovakia Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS)
 Slovenia RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO)
RTV Slovenia Big Band Big Band RTV Slovenija
 Spain RTVE Symphony Orchestra Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE)
 Sweden Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester Sveriges Radio (SR)
  Switzerland Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)
 Ukraine Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra Симфонічний Оркестр Українського радіо National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC)
 United Kingdom BBC Radio Big Band British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC
BBC Philharmonic
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra

Defunct radio orchestras
Country Orchestra Network affiliation Formed Disbanded Notes
 Canada CBC Radio Orchestra Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) 1938 2008 Disbanded due to federal government budget cuts. Rreorganized as the independent National Broadcast Orchestra.
CBC Symphony Orchestra 1952 1964
CBC Winnipeg Orchestra 1947 1984
 Netherlands Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) 1985 2005
 United Kingdom BBC Northern Dance Orchestra British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 1956 1975 Renamed the BBC Northern Radio Orchestra.
BBC Revue Orchestra 1939 1964 Merged into the BBC Radio Orchestra.
BBC Television Orchestra 1936 1939
BBC Radio Orchestra 1964 1991
BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra 1940 1981 Originally named the BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra.
 United States NBC Symphony Orchestra National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 1937 1954 Orchestra was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Some members continued as the Symphony of the Air until 1963.

See also

References
  1. "Symphony orchestra". National State Television and Radio Company of Belarus. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. "Εθνική Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα" [National Symphony Orchestra]. Mousika Synola (in Greek). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. "Ορχήστρα Σύγχρονης Μουσικής" [Contemporary Music Orchestra]. Mousika Synola (in Greek). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. "RTS Symphony Orchestra". Music Production RTS. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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