Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
서울시립교향악단
Orchestra
Seoul-Sejong.Art.Center-01
Native name서울시립교향악단
Founded1948
LocationSouth Korea
Concert hallSeoul Arts Center, Sejong Arts Center, Lotte Concert Hall
Music directorJaap van Zweden
Websitehttps://www.seoulphil.or.kr/

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) is a South Korean orchestra based in Seoul. Founded in 1948, it is one of the oldest orchestras in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia in 1977, the United States in 1982, 1986, and 1996, a 1988 tour of Europe before the Seoul Olympics that year, and a 1997 performance in Beijing. The Philharmonic is an incorporated foundation since 2005.