Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Symphony orchestra based in Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Radio orchestra
Native name| Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu
Former name|

* Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
* CSR Symphony Orchestra

Founded| 1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Location| Bratislava, Slovakia
Principal conductor| Ondrej Lenárd

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak: Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu), previously known as Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and CSR Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony radio orchestra based in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1]

Founded in 1929 to serve Slovak Radio, the orchestra became particularly associated with the music of Slovak composers, notably Alexander Moyzes, Eugen Suchoň and Ján Cikker.[2]

Its first chief conductor was František Dyk, and the successive chief conductors of the orchestra have included Krešimir Baranović, Ľudovít Rajter, Ladislav Slovák, Václav Jiráček, Otakar Trhlík, Bystrík Režucha, Ondrej Lenárd (1977-90), Róbert Stankovský (1990-2001), Charles Olivieri-Munroe (2001-03), Oliver von Dohnányi (2006-07), Mario Košik.[2] and Peter Valentovič. In 2019, Ondrej Lenárd came back as the chief conductor.[3]

The orchestra has become well known abroad through its broadcasts and recordings, particularly for the Naxos Records label.

## References

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1. ^ "Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra". Cassandra Records. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
2. ^ a b "Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra". Naxos Records. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
3. ^ a.s, Petit Press (2019-10-31). "Chief conductor of public-service radio's orchestra dismissed". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

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