| Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
 ROSO at the Royal Opera House Muscat | |
| Native name | الأوركسترا السيمفونية السلطانية العمانية |
| Founded | September 1985 [1] |
| Location | Muscat, Oman |
The Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra is an Omani orchestra based in Muscat. [2] It was established in 1985 by Sultan Qaboos bin Said within the Royal Guard. [1] [3] Consisting solely of Omani nationals, [1] [4] foreign musicians were recruited for training. [5] Initially all male, the first female musicians joined in 1988. [5] Since its inaugural concert at the Al-Bustan Palace in 1987, it has performed both domestically and internationally, including in the United Arab Emirates, [6] in Belgium for its first European performance in 2000, [5] for UNESCO in Paris in 2003, [7] at the Young Euro Classic in Berlin in 2007, [2] and at the Berliner Philharmonie in 2024. [2] Since 2010, it has been joined in Oman by a "sister orchestra", the Muscat Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. [8]
