Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London.
The RPO at Cadogan Hall, its home since 2004
Beecham rehearsing in 1948
Clifford Curzon, soloist at the RPO's Silver Jubilee concert
Cadogan Hall, the RPO's home since 2004
BBC Symphony Orchestra
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The BBC Symphony Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. Founded in 1930, it was the first permanent salaried orchestra in London, and is the only one of the city's five major symphony orchestras not to be self-governing. The BBC SO is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
The BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican in October 2012
John Reith, Director-General of the BBC
Guest conducting the BBC SO in the 1930s: from top left, clockwise, Beecham, Koussevitzky, Mengelberg, Richard Strauss, Toscanini, Walter, Webern, Weingartner
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