Bern Symphony Orchestra | |
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Orchestra | |
Founded | 1877 |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Concert hall | Kursaal |
Principal conductor | Krzysztof Urbański (designate) |
Website | Official website |
The Bern Symphony Orchestra (Berner Symphonie-Orchester) is a Swiss orchestra based in Bern. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the Kursaal in Bern, and also acts as the orchestra of the Bern Theatre, for opera and dance performances. The orchestra is under the auspices of the Stiftung Berner Symphonieorchester, and receives government funding from the federal government of Switzerland and the canton and city of Bern.