Frankfurt Radio Symphony

hr-Sinfonieorchester
Radio orchestra
Former name
  • Frankfurter Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester
  • Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
  • Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
LocationFrankfurt am Main
Concert hallAlte Oper and hr-Sendesaal
Music directorAlain Altinoglu
Websitewww.hr-sinfonieorchester.de

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony (German: hr-Sinfonieorchester) is the radio orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk, the public broadcasting network of the German state of Hesse. Venues are Alte Oper and hr-Sendesaal. Music director is the French conductor Alain Altinoglu. Chief conductors have brought in Russian, Nordic and French influences. The orchestra has been one of the leading Mahler and Bruckner orchestras internationally.[1]

  1. ^ Çatı, Irem (10 January 2022). "Nominiert zum „Publikum des Jahres 2021": hr-Sinfonieorchester". concerti.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.