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After 1964, the BBC SO was the only one of the five London symphony orchestras that was not self-governed, [n 3] and some musicians felt that the BBC SO's constitution as a body of salaried employees, with no say in the management or repertory of the orchestra, attracted an unadventurous type of player. A former member of the BBC SO said in 1979,
BBC Empire Orchestra (1934–1939, part of BBC Empire Service, now the BBC World Service; orchestra conducted by Eric Fogg) [11] BBC Midland Orchestra (1934–1941, became the BBC Midland Light Orchestra, 1941–1973 and the BBC Midland Radio Orchestra, 1973–1980). [12] BBC Military Band (originally the BBC Wireless Military Band, 1927-43.
Players of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1 C, 42 P) Pages in category "BBC Orchestras people" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Lutoslawski – Symphony No 3 / 2010 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra; Brahms – Schoenberg Piano Quartet / 1991 Collins Classics / London Philharmonic; Crosse, Bedford / 1997 NMC / BBC Symphony Orchestra; Gerhard – Various / 1997 Chandos / BBC Symphony Orchestra; Nyman – Trombone Concerto / 1997 EMI / BBC Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra was part-funded by the British Broadcasting Company (precursor of the BBC), and renamed the Northern Wireless Orchestra in 1926. When the BBC Symphony Orchestra was established in London in 1930, the new Corporation cut its regional orchestras' funding.
The BBC Scottish Orchestra was established as Scotland's first full-time orchestra on 1 December 1935 by the BBC's first head of music in Scotland, composer and conductor Ian Whyte. In 1938, the orchestra moved into its purpose-built home at Studio One, in the newly opened Glasgow Studios, at Broadcasting House in Queen Margaret Drive.
In 1973, he conducted the LPO in China, the first visit to China by a British orchestra. [1] Pritchard became chief guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1978, [3] and subsequently served as its chief conductor from 1982 to 1989, the first BBC SO chief guest conductor to become its chief conductor. In this capacity, he conducted his ...
It was performed by the Kensington Symphony Orchestra under Leslie Head, who gave the first of a run of three largely amateur performances. [5] The first fully professional reading was a BBC broadcast recorded at the BBC Maida Vale Studios on 9 March 1979, when Sir Charles Mackerras conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The piece has been ...