Boston Symphony Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in Boston, MA
| Description | American symphony orchestra in Boston, MA Source: Wikidata |
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| Formed | 1881 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Formed in | Boston Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Area | Boston Source: MusicBrainz |
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| Country | US United States Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
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| Genres | classical music Source: Wikidata |
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| Member of | League of American Orchestras Source: Wikidata |
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| Awards | Echo Klassik – Ensemble of the Year Source: Wikidata |
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Members
- Louis Svećenski 1885–1903 (viola) · MusicBrainz
- Joseph Knecht 1887–1897 (viola) · MusicBrainz
- Anton Hekking 1889–1891 (cello) · MusicBrainz
- Gustav Strube 1891–1913 (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Georges Longy 1898–present (oboe) · MusicBrainz
- Willy Hess 1904–1910 (violin) · MusicBrainz
- Gaston Hamelin 1926–1932 (clarinet, principal) · MusicBrainz
- Marcel Lafosse 1926–present (trumpet) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- René Voisin 1928–1952 (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Roger Voisin 1935–1950 (trumpet); 1950–present (principal, trumpet) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Joseph De Pasquale 1947–1964 (principal, viola) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Harold Farberman 1951–present · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer 1952–1990 (flute) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Martin Hoherman 1953–1982 (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Robert Ripley 1955–present (cello) · MusicBrainz
- André Come 1957–1987 (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Burton Fine 1963–1964 (violin); 1964–1992 (principal, viola); 1992–2004 (viola) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Luis Leguía 1963–2007 (cello) · MusicBrainz
- Ronald Knudsen 1965–2013-08 (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Yizhak Schotten 1967–present (viola) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Frank Epstein 1968–2011-10-02 (percussion) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Ann Hobson Pilot 1969–2009 (harp) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Ronald Barron 1970–1975 (trombone); 1975–2008 (principal, trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Lawrence Wolfe 1970–1981 (double bass); 1981–present (double bass) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Harold Wright 1970–1993 (clarinet, principal) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Ronan Lefkowitz 1976–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- 刘德海 1977–present (pipa) · MusicBrainz
- James David Christie 1978–present (organ) · MusicBrainz
- Richard Sebring 1981–2023 (French horn); 2023–present (French horn, principal) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mark Ludwig 1982–present (viola) · MusicBrainz
- Aza Raykhtsaum 1982–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Sato Knudsen 1983–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Peter Chapman 1984-07–present (trumpet) · MusicBrainz
- Malcolm Lowe 1984–2019 (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Lucia Lin 1985–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Valeria Kuchment 1986-09–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Si Jing Huang 1989–present (violin) · MusicBrainz
- Tamara Smirnova 1989–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Owen Young 1991-08–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Rebecca Young 1992–1993 (viola) · MusicBrainz
- William R. Hudgins 1992–present (clarinet) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Robert Sheena 1994–present (cor anglais) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Steven Ansell 1996–present (viola); 1996–present (principal) · MusicBrainz
- James Sommerville 1998-01–2022-11 (French horn, principal) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Benjamin Levy 2003–present (double bass) · MusicBrainz
- Jason Horowitz 2006–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Adam Esbensen 2008–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Alexandre Lecarme 2008–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Toby Oft 2008–present (principal, trombone) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Jessica Zhou 2009–present (harp, principal) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Yuncong Zhang 2010-01–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Georges Miquelle ?–1920 (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Jacobus Langendoen ?–1962 (cello) · MusicBrainz
- Charles Schlueter ?–2006 (principal, trumpet) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Kazuko Matsusaka ?–2016 (viola) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Norman Carol ?–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Mihail Jojatu ?–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Bracha Malkin ?–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Alexander Velinzon ?–present (violin) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Robert S. Williams ?–present (bassoon, principal); ?–present (principal, task) · MusicBrainz
- Michael Zaretsky ?–present (viola) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Jules Eskin ?–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Ronald Feldman ?–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Armand Hamelin ?–present (bass clarinet) · MusicBrainz
- Billy Hill ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz
- Joseph Kneer ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz
- Karel Ondříček ?–present (violin) · MusicBrainz
- James Pappoutsakis ?–present (flute) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Jascha Silberstein ?–present (cello) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Joseph Singer ?–present (horn) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Jarod Vermette ?–present (trombone) · MusicBrainz
- Felix Viscuglia ?–present · Discogs, MusicBrainz
- Nathan Cole · Discogs
- Evan Wilson · Discogs
- Buell Neidlinger · Discogs
- Samuel Mayes · Discogs
- Richard Burgin · Discogs
- Alfred Krips · Discogs
- Charles Munch · Discogs
- Pierre Monteux · Discogs
- Richard Sher · Discogs
- Lukas Foss · Discogs
- Jason Snider · Discogs
- Richard Mackey · Discogs
- Joel Smirnoff · Discogs
- Ilan Volkov · Discogs
- Walter Trampler · Discogs
- James Levine (2) · Discogs
- Juliette Kang · Discogs
- Fenwick Smith · Discogs
- Thomas Gauger · Discogs
- Jacques Zoon · Discogs
- Joseph Silverstein · Discogs
- Tim Morrison (2) · Discogs
- James Stagliano · Discogs
- Stephanie Fong · Discogs
- David Ohanian · Discogs
- Rolf Smedvig · Discogs
- Norman Bolter · Discogs
- Stephen Geber · Discogs
- Bernard Kadinoff · Discogs
- Max Winder · Discogs
- Peter Halmi · Discogs
- Raphael Hillyer · Discogs
- Winifred Mayes · Discogs
- Jay Wadenpfuhl · Discogs
- Daniel Banner · Discogs
- Sherman Walt · Discogs
- James Markey · Discogs
- Paul Fried (2) · Discogs
- Laurence Thorstenberg · Discogs
- Fred Fradkin · Discogs
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players · Discogs
- Charles Smith (6) · Discogs
- Everett Firth · Discogs
- Arthur Press · Discogs
- Emanuel Boder · Discogs
- Haldan Martinson · Discogs
- Elizabeth Rowe · Discogs
- Sam Franko · Discogs
- Edwin Barker · Discogs
- Enrique Fernández Arbós · Discogs
- Lila Brown · Discogs
- Theodore Cella · Discogs
- Alfred Genovese · Discogs
- Joseph Hearne · Discogs
- Vincent Mauricci · Discogs
- Patricia McCarty · Discogs
- Darlene Gray · Discogs
- Marylou Speaker · Discogs
- Max Hobart · Discogs
- Harvey Seigel · Discogs
- Bo Youp Hwang · Discogs
- Mark Kroll · Discogs
- Cecylia Arzewski · Discogs
- Emanuel Borok · Discogs
- Pasquale Cardillo · Discogs
- Daniel Katzen · Discogs
- Amnon Levy · Discogs
- Daniel Bauch · Discogs
- Armando Ghitalla · Discogs
- John Sant'Ambrogio · Discogs
- Andris Nelsons · Discogs
- Ralph Gomberg · Discogs
- Fredy Ostrovsky · Discogs
- Einar Hansen · Discogs
- Alfred Schneider · Discogs
- Vladimir Resnikoff · Discogs
- Sheldon Rotenberg · Discogs
- Minot Beale · Discogs
- Roger Shermont · Discogs
- George Zazofsky · Discogs
- Leo Panasevich · Discogs
- Stanley Benson · Discogs
- Rolland Tapley · Discogs
- Gottfried Wilfinger · Discogs
- Noah Bielski · Discogs
- Herman Silberman · Discogs
- Frank Corliss · Discogs
- Henry Portnoi · Discogs
- Nisanne Howell · Discogs
- Wayne Rapier · Discogs
- Georges Moleux · Discogs
- Nurit Bar-Josef · Discogs
- Leone Buyse · Discogs
- Thomas Rolfs · Discogs
- Reuben Green · Discogs
- Berj Zamkochian · Discogs
- Bernard Zighera · Discogs
- Robert Karol · Discogs
- Albert Bernard · Discogs
- Harry Ellis Dickson · Discogs
- Giuseppe Campanari · Discogs
- Avron Twerdowsky · Discogs
- Joel Moerschel · Discogs
- Si-Jing Huang · Discogs
- Mark Ludwig (2) · Discogs
- Charles Kavalovski · Discogs
- Peter Chapman (5) · Discogs
- Manuel Valerio · Discogs
- William Gibson (3) · Discogs
- Kauko Kahila · Discogs
- Andre Come · Discogs
- Willis Page · Discogs
- Gabriel Bartold · Discogs
- Harry Shapiro (2) · Discogs
- William Shisler · Discogs
- Michel Sasson · Discogs
- Gino Cioffi · Discogs
- Luis Leguia · Discogs
- Jerome Patterson · Discogs
- Jonathan Menkis · Discogs
- Richard Ranti · Discogs
- Carol Procter · Discogs
- John Salkowski · Discogs
- Wendy Putnam · Discogs
- Scott Andrews (4) · Discogs
- Martha Babcock · Discogs
- Craig Nordstrom · Discogs
- Ronald Wilkinson · Discogs
- Nicole Monahan · Discogs
- Douglas Yeo · Discogs
- Elizabeth Ostling · Discogs
- Elita Kang · Discogs
- Geralyn Coticone · Discogs
- Thomas Martin (6) · Discogs
- Joseph Pietropaolo · Discogs
- Jonathan Miller (9) · Discogs
- Andrew Pearce (2) · Discogs
- Edward Gazouleas · Discogs
- Nancy Bracken · Discogs
- Gregg Henegar · Discogs
- Dennis Roy · Discogs
- John Stovall · Discogs
- James Orleans · Discogs
- James Cooke (2) · Discogs
- Keisuke Wakao · Discogs
- Robert Barnes (2) · Discogs
- Chester Schmitz · Discogs
- Mark McEwen (2) · Discogs
- Joseph McGauley · Discogs
- Victor Romanul · Discogs
- Bonnie Bewick · Discogs
- Roland Small · Discogs
- Rachel Fagerburg · Discogs
- Robert Olson · Discogs
- Todd Seeber · Discogs
- J. William Hudgins · Discogs
- Timothy Genis · Discogs
- Jennie Shames · Discogs
- Otto Urack · Discogs
- Lois Schaefer · Discogs
- Paul Keaney · Discogs
- Josef Orosz · Discogs
- William Moyer · Discogs
- Kilton Vinal Smith · Discogs
- Harold Meek · Discogs
- Peter Hadcock · Discogs
- Ayrton Pinto · Discogs
- Thomas van Dyck · Discogs
- Gerard Goguen · Discogs
- Raymond Allard · Discogs
- Felix Winternitz · Discogs
- Phillip Kaplan · Discogs
- James Burton (4) · Discogs
- Victor Yampolsky · Discogs
- Michael Martin (11) · Discogs
- Georges Laurent · Discogs
- Christopher Kimber · Discogs
- William Stokking · Discogs
- Eugene Lehner · Discogs
- Stephen Lange · Discogs
- Jennifer Nitchman · Discogs
- Charles Yancich · Discogs
- Steven Emery · Discogs
- Karl Rissland · Discogs
- Konosuke Ono · Discogs
- Roger Kaza · Discogs
- Michael Winter (6) · Discogs
- Christopher Wu · Discogs
- Tatiana Dimitriades · Discogs
- Blaise Dejardin · Discogs
- Glen Cherry · Discogs
- Sheila Fiekowsky · Discogs
- Ikuko Mizuno · Discogs
- Xin Ding · Discogs
- Cynthia Meyers · Discogs
- Rebecca Gitter · Discogs
- Gerald Elias · Discogs
- Peter Gordon (8) · Discogs
- Hugh A. Cowden · Discogs
- Julius Schulman (2) · Discogs
- Colin Davis (6) · Discogs
- Alfred Zighera · Discogs
- John Ferrillo · Discogs
- Steven Ansell (2) · Discogs
- Cathy Basrak · Discogs
- Sue-Ellen Hirshman-Tcherepnin · Discogs
- Samuel Roens · Discogs
- Jenny Ahn · Discogs
- Ernst Panenka · Discogs
- Attilio Poto · Discogs
- Richard Svoboda · Discogs
- Emil Kornsand · Discogs
- Vyacheslav Uritsky · Discogs
- Catherine French · Discogs
- Gordon Hallberg · Discogs
- Matthew Ruggiero · Discogs
- John Holmes (20) · Discogs
- William Rhein · Discogs
- Mickey Katz (2) · Discogs
- Benjamin Wright (3) · Discogs
- Leah Ferguson · Discogs
- Richard Czerwonky · Discogs
- Julianne Lee (2) · Discogs
- Ala Jojatu · Discogs
- Oliver Aldort · Discogs
- Rebekah Edewards · Discogs
- Daniel Getz (2) · Discogs
- Danny Kim (3) · Discogs
- Benjamin Levy (2) · Discogs
- Suzanne Nelsen · Discogs
- Clint Foreman · Discogs
- Michael Wayne (3) · Discogs
- Kyle Brightwell · Discogs
- Mark Fabulich · Discogs
- Thomas Siders · Discogs
- Rachel Childers · Discogs
- Matthew McKay (2) · Discogs
- Mary Ferrillo · Discogs
- Kathryn Sievers · Discogs
- Lisa Ji Eun Kim · Discogs
- Mike Roylance · Discogs
- Wesley Collins · Discogs
- John Perkel · Discogs
- Sophie Wang · Discogs
- Marc Jeanneret (2) · Discogs
- Wallace Goodrich · Discogs
- Christopher Elchico · Discogs
- Andres Vela · Discogs
- Takumi Taguchi · Discogs
- Rosario Mazzeo · Discogs
- Carl Anderson (13) · Discogs
- Steven Laraia · Discogs
- Viktor Polatschek · Discogs
- Jacob Raichman · Discogs
- Georges Mager · Discogs
- John Coffey (6) · Discogs
- Jerome Rosen (2) · Discogs
- Carl Wendling · Discogs
- Elizabeth Ostling Klein · Discogs
- Andrew Sandwick · Discogs
- Jonah Ellsworth · Discogs
- Will Chow · Discogs
- Leonardo Vásquez Chacón · Discogs
- Victor Polatschek · Discogs
- Boaz Piller · Discogs
- Willem Valkenier · Discogs
- William Gebhardt · Discogs
- Christine Lee (7) · Discogs
- Roric Cunningham · Discogs
- August Mausebach · Discogs
- Carl Hampe · Discogs
- Leroy Kenfield · Discogs
Also known as
B.S.O. BSO Boston Boston Orchestra Boston Pops Boston S O Boston S. O. Boston S.O. Boston SO Boston Symfonie Orkest Boston Symfoniorkester Boston Symph. Orch. Boston Symphonie Boston Symphonie Orchestra Boston Symphonie-Orchester Boston Symphony Boston Symphony And Chorus Boston Symphony Orch. Boston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Boston Symphony Orchestra And Chorus Boston Symphony Orkest Boston Synphony Orchestra Boston-Symphonie-Orchester Bostoner Sinfonieorchester Bostoner Symphonie Orchester Bostoner Symphonie-Orchester Bostoner Symphonieorchester Bostoner Symphonioe-Orchester Bostoner Symphony Orchester Bostoner Synfonie-Orchester Bostoner-Symphonie-Orchester Bostons Symfoniorkester Bostonski Simfonijski Orkestar Conjunto de Cuerda de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Boston Cordes De L'Orchestre Symphonique De Boston Das Boston Symphonie Orchester Das Bostoner Symphonie Orchester Das Bostoner Symphonie-Orchester Grande Orchestra Sinfonica L'Orchestra Sinfonica Di Boston
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Identifiers
mbid: 6ed6a493-0300-428d-82da-91c62b4d50aa · wikidata: Q864369 · isni: 0000000109416801, 0000000404249575 · discogs: 395913 · spotify: 0K23lQ2hSQAlxSEeZ05bjI · apple_music: 3513503
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