What is BBC Symphony Orchestra?
The '''BBC Symphony Orchestra''' is the main [[orchestra]] of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. It is one of the best orchestras in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. == History == The orchestra started in 1930. Sir [[Adrian Boult]] was the main conductor until [[1950]], when Sir [[Malcolm Sargent]] took over until [[1957]]. Since then there have been several conductors. Now the orchestra is conducted by [[Jiří Bělohlávek]]. As well as these principal conductors there have been others, including the famous [[Arturo Toscanini]], who made a series of recordings with the orchestra in the [[Queen's Hall]] from 1937 to 1939. The BBC often ask [[composer]]s of today to write music for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Composers whose new works they have performed include [[Sally Beamish]], [[Harrison Birtwistle]] [[Elliott Carter]], [[James MacMillan]], [[John Tavener]] and [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]]. The orchestra plays a big part in the [[BBC Proms]], the season of concerts played every summer at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. It plays on both the first and last nights of the prom season. It also plays several concerts in the [[Barbican]] during the year. They often make recordings in the BBC studios. They can often be seen on BBC Television. Sometimes they go on tour to other countries. They also play concerts for young people as part of an [[education]] programme. There are other professional BBC orchestras and groups: the [[BBC Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[BBC National Orchestra of Wales]], the [[BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra]], the [[BBC Concert Orchestra]], the [[BBC Big Band]] and the [[BBC Singers]]. There are also two [[amateur]] choruses: the [[BBC Symphony Chorus]] and the [[BBC National Chorus of Wales]]. == Chief conductors of the BBC Symphony Orchestra == *[[Adrian Boult]] (1930–1950) *[[Malcolm Sargent]] (1950–1957) *[[Rudolf Schwarz]] (1957–1963) *[[Antal Doráti]] (1962–1966) *[[Colin Davis]] (1967–1971) *[[Pierre Boulez]] (1971–1975) *[[Rudolf Kempe]] (1976) *[[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] (1978–1981) *[