BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is one for the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC )-owned orchestra in Scotland.
The orchestra was founded in 1935 by Scottish composer and conductor Ian Whyte as the " BBC Scottish Orchestra" and was first in Edinburgh, later based in Glasgow. The emphasis of the orchestra 's repertoire is on little-known romantic and contemporary music; this also includes world premieres of works of Scottish and important foreign composers. Among other things, it has worked with composers such as Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich, György Kurtág and Tan Dun.
The orchestra performs - in addition to travel abroad - regularly at the BBC Proms in London, the Edinburgh Festival and the Cheltenham Festival. Each season, an extensive tour of Scotland takes place that take into account the larger cities and the province. Disks or CD - recordings were made especially for the labels Naxos, Marco Polo, Koch Schwann and Hyperion.
Since January 2003, the Israeli-born Ilan Volkov 1976 chief conductor of the orchestra is (also the youngest ever Chief Conductor of the BBC Orchestra ). 2006, the Glasgow City Hall, the orchestra returned to its home venue, back, which had been renovated several years.
Jonathan Harvey from 2005 to 2008 " Composer in Association " of the orchestra.
With the season 2008/2009 Donald Runnicles takes over the musical director of the orchestra.
For the BBC with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra include additional sound body.