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Orchestra. Bucharest Symphony Orchestra. National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. An orchestra ( / ˈɔːrkɪstrə /; OR-ki-strə) [ 1] is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: String instruments, such as the violin ...
The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., [1] and globally known as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) [2] [3] or the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, [4] it is one of the leading American orchestras popularly called the "Big Five". [5]
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Guiyang Symphony Orchestra. Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra. Harbin Symphony Orchestra. National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra. Qingdao Symphony Orchestra. Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra. Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
Binghamton Philharmonic. Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Ithaca. Chamber Orchestra of New York. Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The Little Orchestra Society. Long Island Philharmonic. NBC Symphony Orchestra.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing with a jazz group. The string sections are at the front of the orchestra, arrayed in a semicircle around the conductor's podium. The string section is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family. It normally consists of first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. Klaus Mäkelä was named music director-designate in 2024, with his first contractual season to ...
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1930 by cellist Hans Kindler, its principal performing venue is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. They were also the official orchestra of the annual National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth celebrations. The ...
The Axelrod quartet of Stradivarius instruments, on display in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. From left to right: Greffuhle violin (1709), Axelrod viola (1696), Ole Bull violin (1687), and Marylebone cello (1688). Stradivarius violins at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.