Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

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Aarhus By-orkester, c. 1945

The Aarhus Symfoniorkester (Aarhus Symphony Orchestra) is the principal orchestra for the Danish city of Aarhus.

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Description

Established in 1935 as Aarhus By-Orkester (Aarhus City Orchestra), since 1982 it has performed most of its concerts in Musikhuset Aarhus which became its permanent home in 2007. Every year, the orchestra performs about 35 concerts in an around Aarhus. It also gives performances of chamber music, participates in school concerts, and is the orchestra for the Jyske Opera. From 2003 to 2012, the chief conductor was Giancarlo Andretta. [1] From 2015 to 2023, the chief conductor was Marc Soustrot. [2] The current chief conductor (since 2024) is Dmitry Matvienko. [3]

References

  1. "Aarhus Symfoniorkester". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. "Chefdirigent Marc Soustrot".
  3. "Ny Chefdirigent: Dmitry Matvienko".