Four Welsh Dances Vivace - Music

Four Welsh Dances Vivace by Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Artist Biography For Queensland Symphony Orchestra

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra QSO Is An Australian Orchestra Based Principally In Brisbane In The State Of Queensland.

The QSO Played Its First Concert On 26 March 1947 With The Orchestra Consisting Of 45 Musicians Conducted By Percy Code.1 John Farnsworth Hall Was Recruited From The Sydney Symphony Orchestra As The Orchestra's First Chief Conductor. The Orchestra Played Concerts In Various Queensland Cities And Towns Such As Innisfail And Townsville Travelling Up To 3500 Miles A Year In The Process.2

In 2001 The QSO Was Merged With The Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra To Form The Queensland Orchestra TQO.31 On 14 October 2009 The Orchestra Announced A Reversion Of Its Name Back To The Queensland Symphony Orchestra Effective In 2010.4

The Orchestra Is Funded By Private Corporations The State Government And The Australian Federal Government Through The Australia Council. Most Of The Orchestra's Performances Take Place In Brisbane At Three Venues

* Queensland Performing Arts Centre QPAC Concert Hall
* Griffith University Conservatorium
* Brisbane City Hall.

In Addition The Orchestra Tours Other Parts Of The State Of Queensland Regularly Including The Following Locations

* Gold Coast Art Centre
* The Events Centre Caloundra
* Empire Theatres Toowoomba
* Pilbeam Theatre Rockhampton
* Mackay Entertainment Centre
* Townsville Civic Theatre
* Cairns Civic Theatre.

The Orchestra's Discography Includes Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture And Several Works Of Benjamin Frankel Including His Eight Symphonies Violin Concerto Viola Concerto And Several Film Score Suites.

The Orchestra's Longest-Serving Chief Conductor Was The Czech-Born Rudolf Pekárek 1954-67. Muhai Tang Has Held The Title Of Conductor Laureate With From November 2005. Michael Christie Was The First Chief Conductor Of The Orchestra Under Its New Name From 2001 To 2004. In July 2007 Johannes Fritzsch Was Named The Next Chief Conductor Of The Orchestra Beginning In January 2008 With An Initial Contract Through 2010.3 In February 2010 The Orchestra Announced A 3-Year Extension Of Fritzsch's Contract As Chief Conductor Through 2013.5 . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.