Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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| Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | OSR |
| Origin |  Geneva, Switzerland |
| Genre(s) | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Symphony orchestra |
| Years active | 1918-present |
| Website | www.osr.ch |
| Members | |
| Music Director Marek Janowski |
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| Founder Ernest Ansermet |
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The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Orchestra of French-speaking Switzerland, OSR) was founded in 1918 by Ernest Ansermet. The first concert took place in the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, conducted by its founder.
The orchestra tours widely and has a long-standing contract for recordings with Decca Records. It premiered many works of the Swiss composers Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin.
During World War II, many German conductors fled their home country to settle in Switzerland. Wilhelm Furtwängler became a regular guest conductor for the orchestra, conducting his favorite repertoire of Beethoven, Brahms, and Richard Strauss. Carl Schuricht also was a guest conductor, even trying to acquaint his audiences with Bruckner and Mahler.
[edit] Directors
- Ernest Ansermet (1918-1967)
- Paul Kletzki (1967-1970)
- Wolfgang Sawallisch (1972-1980)
- Horst Stein (1980-1985)
- Armin Jordan (1985-1997)
- Fabio Luisi (1997-2002)
- Pinchas Steinberg (2002-2005)
- Marek Janowski (2005-present)
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