The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is one of Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, the company became the Scottish National Orchestra in 1950, and was awarded Royal Patronage in 1991. Many renowned conductors have contributed to its success, including Walter Susskind, Sir Alexander Gibson, Conductor Laureate Neeme Järvi, Conductor Emeritus Walter Weller and Conductor Emeritus Alexander Lazarev.

Stéphane Denève became Music Director in September 2005, a partnership which enjoys great acclaim, at home and abroad. Stéphane Denève will be succeeded by the celebrated British-Canadian musician and conductor Peter Oundjian, who will officially take up his position for the start of the 2012-13 season.

The RSNO performs concerts across Scotland, appears regularly at the Edinburgh International Festival, and made its debut at the St Magnus Festival, Orkney in 2009. Recent appearances in England have included Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, Leeds Town Hall, The Sage Gateshead and at the BBC Proms in London. In the last few years, the RSNO has performed in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Serbia, Spain and Croatia.

The RSNO has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its recordings and has been nominated for eight GRAMMY awards in the last seven years. Over 200 releases are available, including the complete symphonies of Sibelius (Gibson), Prokofiev (Järvi), Glazunov (Serebrier), Nielsen and Martinu (Thomson). With Music Director Stéphane Denève the RSNO has recorded the music of Roussel, Franck and Guilluame Connesson.

The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government.

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