Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Symphony
Performer
The Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (also known as the MDR Sinfonieorchester in German) is the radio orchestra of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for the German states of Thuringia, Saxony andSaxony-Anhalt. It is one of the oldest Radio orchestras in the world and the oldest in Germany. It was founded inLeipzig, Germany in 1923 and therefore 9 months earlier than the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Apart from a short interval during World War II, it has been the main orchestra of the Central German Broadcasting Company(MDR) since 1924. Chief conductors include Hermann Abendroth (1949–1956) and Herbert Kegel (1953–1977),Daniel Nazareth (1991-1996) and Fabio Luisi (1999–2007). [source from Wikipedia]
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