Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
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- This article is about the orchestra founded in 1946 and situated in West Berlin during the Cold War. For the orchestra founded in 1923 and situated in East Berlin during the Cold War, see Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin).
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1946 by American occupation forces as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester (RIAS being an acronym for "Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor" / "Radio In the American Sector"). It was also known as the American Sector Symphony Orchestra. The first principal conductor was Ferenc Fricsay. In 1956 the orchestra was renamed the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin). In 1993 the orchestra took on its present name.
[edit] Principal conductors
- Ingo Metzmacher (scheduled to assume the position in 2007)
- Kent Nagano (2000–2006)
- Vladimir Ashkenazy (1989–1999)
- Riccardo Chailly (1982–1989)
- Lorin Maazel (1964–1975)
- Ferenc Fricsay (1959–1963)
- Ferenc Fricsay (1948–1954)
