ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is one of Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, the company became the Scottish National Orchestra in 1950, and was awarded Royal Patronage in 1991. Throughout its proud history, the orchestra has played an important part in Scotland’s musical life, including performing at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004. Many renowned conductors have contributed to its success, including Walter Susskind, Sir Alexander Gibson, Bryden Thomson, Conductor Laureate Neeme Järvi, Conductor Emeritus Walter Weller and Conductor Emeritus Alexander Lazarev. Stéphane Denève, who became music director in September 2005, concludes his tenure at the end of the 2011–12 season. This partnership has enjoyed great acclaim, at home and abroad, and has brought one of the most successful periods in the organisation’s recent history. British-Canadian conductor Peter Oundjian will take over as RSNO music director in September 2012. The orchestra has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its recordings and has been nominated for eight GRAMMY^® awards in the last eight years. Over 200 releases are available, including the complete symphonies of Sibelius (Gibson), Prokofiev (Järvi), Nielsen and Martinů (Thomson). The RSNO is one of Scotland’s National Performing Companies, supported by the Scottish Government.

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