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The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. The orchestra holds a regular concert season from October until June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July until September.
Among the orchestras proposed for inclusion are the Los Angeles Philharmonic, [7] the San Francisco Symphony, [7] the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, [8] the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, [9] the Houston Symphony, [9] the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, [10] the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.), [10] the Minnesota Orchestra ...
There were 1,224 symphony orchestras in the United States as of 2014. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-week performing season, but most are small and have shorter seasons.
After Hertz's retirement in 1930, two conductors, Basil Cameron and Issay Dobrowen, jointly headed the orchestra.During the Great Depression, the Symphony's existence was threatened by bankruptcy and the 1934–35 season was cancelled; the people of San Francisco passed a bond measure to provide public financing and ensure the organization's continued existence.
The American Youth Symphony was formed in 1957 by Roger Wagner, the French choral director and professor at UCLA who also created the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The orchestra's first concert was ...
Orchestras in Los Angeles (1 C, 12 P) S. Orchestras in San Francisco (1 C, 10 P) ... Club Foot Orchestra; Community Women's Orchestra;
Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal (“House of Cards”) and his wife Joan have donated $2 million to the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to fund original works for the concert hall by film, TV and ...
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) is a youth orchestra organized by the San Francisco Symphony. The SFSYO performs an annual concert series and has made several recordings. The orchestra rehearses in Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall and has been directed by Radu Paponiu since the 2024-2025 season. [1]