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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "Britain's national orchestra". The RPO was founded in 1946 by Sir 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, Walter Weller, André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Yuri Temirkanov was appointed principal conductor in 1992. Daniele Gatti became the RPO's music director in 1996. He will step down from this post in 2009 and become Conductor Laureate. In 2009, Charles Dutoit will become the Orchestra's artistic director and principal conductor.[1] The orchestra toured the United States in 1950, thus becoming the first British orchestra to visit America since the London Symphony Orchestra in 1912. A Review of the orchestral scene of 1950 said of the RPO: Leader David McCallum … Royal Philharmonic Society concerts (Beecham 4, Celibidache, Sargent). Number of concerts: 32 (approx)…. The Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic share a very serious disability: that neither is a permanently constituted orchestra. Both assemble and disperse more or less at random…there is no style which is distinctively RPO or Philharmonia.[2] Later the orchestra began to develop its own character, particu
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Twilight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Plays Beatles
RPO Last Night Of The Proms
Enduring Love Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Composed By Jeremy Sams
A Classical Christmas
The Queen Collection
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Love Songs Vol. 2
Greatest Film Classics
RPO Plays Pink Floyd
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Music of Genesis
Symphonic Beatles - Conducted by Louis Clark
Last Night Of The Proms