Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

48°8′39.6″N 11°33′13.7″E / 48.144333°N 11.553806°E / 48.144333; 11.553806

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Radio orchestra
Mariss Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Grosser Musikvereinssaal
Native nameSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Short nameBRSO
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
LocationMunich, Germany
Concert hallPhilharmonie, Gasteig Cultural Centre
Herkulessaal, Munich Residenz
Principal conductorSir Simon Rattle
Websitewww.brso.de

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestras operated under the auspices of Bayerischer Rundfunk, or Bavarian Broadcasting (BR). Its primary concert venues are the Philharmonie of the Gasteig Cultural Centre and the Herkulessaal in the Munich Residenz.