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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra RPO Is A British Orchestra Based In London. It Tours Widely And Is Sometimes Called "Britain's National Orchestra".

The RPO Was Founded In 1946 By Thomas Beecham And Played Its First Concert In Croydon On September 15 1946. Beecham Was Principal Conductor Until His Death In 1961. He Was Followed By Then Assistant Conductor Rudolf Kempe Who Was Given The Title Of Conductor For Life In 1970. Subsequent Musical Directors And Principal Conductors Have Been Antal Doráti 1975-78 Walter Weller 1980-85 André Previn 1985-92 Vladimir Ashkenazy 1987-94. Yuri Temirkanov Was Appointed Principal Conductor In 1992 And Daniele Gatti Music Director In 1996.

The Orchestra Toured The United States In 1950 Thus Becoming The First British Orchestra To Visit America Since The London Symphony Orchestra In 1912.

As Well As Performing Works From The Classical Repertoire The RPO Has Recorded A Number Of Film Scores Including Those For Michael Powell And Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes.

Associated With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Is The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Which Is Devoted To Playing Lighter Classics. It Was Formed In 1987.

They Had A Single In The Summer Of 1981 Called Hooked On Classics And Also Another Single Which Was The BBC Grandstand Theme In 1982. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

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