Founded in 1918; the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest is a symphony orchestra based in Rotterdam and gives its concerts in the concert hall de Doelen, opened in 1966. Its principal conductors include Valery Gergiev, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Lahav Shani. Before them, Eduard Flipse (1930 to 1962), Jean Fournet (1968 to 1973), Edo de Waart (1973 to 1979), David Zinman (1979 to 1982), James Conlon (1983 to 1991) and Jeffrey Tate (1991 to 1995), among others, stood at the head of the orchestra; Gergiev directed it from 1995 to 2008, Nézet-Séguin from 2008 to 2018 and Shani from 2018 to 2026. Nézet-Séguin and Shani are honorary conductors, and the principal guest conductor is Tarmo Peltokoski. The orchestra undertakes international tours and has produced an extensive discography, for Philips, EMI, BIS and Deutsche Grammophon among others.
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
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