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Royal Scottish National Orchestra

January 18, 2023

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) (Scottish Gaelic: Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the Orchestra has played an essential part in Scotland’s musical life, including performing at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004.[1]

Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO)
Orchestra
Official Royal Scottish National Orchestra logo
Former nameScottish Orchestra
Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Founded1891
LocationGlasgow, Scotland, UK
Principal conductorThomas Søndergård
Websitewww.rsno.org.uk

Its music centre and rehearsal studios are directly connected to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The RSNO performs throughout Scotland, at such venues as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Usher Hall, Caird Hall, Aberdeen Music Hall, Perth Concert Hall and Eden Court Theatre. Thomas Søndergård is the orchestra's current music director, since 2018.

History

The precursor ensemble to the RSNO was established in 1843 to accompany the Glasgow Choral Union (today known as the RSNO Chorus). In 1891, the orchestra was recognised formally as the Scottish Orchestra, with George Henschel as the ensemble's first principal conductor under that name. In 1950, the orchestra took the name of the Scottish National Orchestra. The orchestra received royal patronage in 1977, one of only three British orchestras to do so (after the Royal Philharmonic and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic). It continued to use the name 'Scottish National Orchestra' until 1991, when it changed to its present name (although during 1992 it briefly changed to the title Royal Scottish Orchestra before reverting to its current name[2]).

The orchestra's longest-serving principal conductor was Sir Alexander Gibson, the first Scot to be its principal conductor and musical director, from 1959 to 1984, who is also the founder of Scottish Opera. He pioneered overseas tours by the Orchestra, the SNO Junior Chorus and by Scottish Opera. He also became Hon President of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During Gibson's tenure, beginning in 1979, the RSNO's base was at Henry Wood Hall in Glasgow and this space was also used as its recording venue. Gibson was particularly noted for his interpretations of Scandinavian composers, notably Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen. His successor, Neeme Järvi, continued this tradition, and also led the orchestra through its first complete Gustav Mahler cycle. Principal conductor from 1984 to 1988, Järvi currently has the title of conductor laureate with the RSNO. Bryden Thomson, the orchestra's second Scottish principal conductor, maintained the Nordic link with a cycle of Nielsen symphonies.

Alexander Lazarev was principal conductor of the RSNO from 1997 to 2005, and now has the title of conductor emeritus with the orchestra. Marin Alsop was the RSNO's principal guest conductor from 2000 to 2003, the first woman to hold the title. Garry Walker succeeded Alsop as principal guest conductor, serving from 2003 to 2007. Stéphane Denève was music director of the RSNO from 2005 to 2012.[3] During his tenure, the RSNO recorded music of Debussy and of Albert Roussel, the latter for Naxos Records.

In January 2011, the RSNO announced the appointment of Peter Oundjian as its next music director, as of the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.[4][5] In October 2011, Thomas Søndergård was named the orchestra's principal guest conductor, as of the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of 3 years for 3 programmes per year.[6] In 2015, the orchestra took up new residence at the RSNO Centre and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The RSNO's current assistant conductor is Holly Mathieson, since September 2016. Oundjian is scheduled to conclude his tenure as RSNO music director after the close of the 2017–2018 season.

In May 2017, the RSNO announced the appointment of Søndergård as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2018-2019 season.[7] In June 2017, the RSNO appointed Elim Chan as its next principal guest conductor, effective 2018,[8] following her first guest-conducting appearance with the RSNO in January 2017 and a return engagement a fortnight later as an emergency substitute for Neeme Järvi.[9] In February 2021, the RSNO announced the extension of Søndergård's contract as music director through autumn 2024.[10]

In December 2018, the RSNO announced the appointment of Alistair Mackie as its next chief executive, effective April 2019.[11]

RSNO Chorus and RSNO Junior Chorus

The affiliated choruses of the RSNO are the RSNO Chorus and the RSNO Junior Chorus. The RSNO Chorus evolved from a choir formed in 1843 to sing the first full performance of Handel's Messiah in Scotland, in April 1844. In addition to its commitment to the RSNO, the Chorus performs independently and has toured worldwide. The current chorus director is Gregory Batsleer.

In 1978, Jean Kidd formed the RSNO Junior Chorus. In 1994 its director became Christopher Bell and then in 2018 it changed to Patrick Barrett. The RSNO Junior Chorus has a membership of around 400 singers, aged from eight to eighteen. The members learn to sing using the Kodály method.

Recordings

 
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

The orchestra has had a long-standing recording contract with Chandos Records, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. The RSNO has also recorded for Naxos Records, most notably in a cycle of Anton Bruckner symphonies with Georg Tintner, cycles of Arnold Bax symphonies with David Lloyd-Jones, and several recordings of American works (including the complete orchestral works of Samuel Barber) conducted by Marin Alsop. With Denève, their first Roussel recording[12] received the Diapason d'Or de l'année for Symphonic Music. The second disc in the series was released in 2008.[13]

Principal conductors

References

  1. ^ "Biography".
  2. ^ "History - Royal Scottish National Orchestra".
  3. ^ Phil Miller (4 March 2010). "National orchestra maestro to leave Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Peter Oundjian to be RSNO's new Music Director" (Press release). Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ^ Phil Miller (1 February 2011). "Leading violinist gets top role at RSNO". The Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Thomas Søndergård joins RSNO Artistic Team" (Press release). Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ^ Keith Bruce (25 May 2017). "RSNO names its new Music Director". The Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ "RSNO Principal Guest Conductor appointment" (Press release). Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ Susan Nickalls (21 February 2017). "Music review: The RSNO & Elim Chan". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ "RSNO and Thomas Søndergård announce three-year contract extension for Music Director at launch of Spring/Summer Digital Season" (Press release). Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Alistair Mackie appointed RSNO Chief Executive" (Press release). Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  12. ^ Tim Ashley (8 June 2007). "Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane; Symphony No 3, RSNO/ Denève". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  13. ^ Tim Ashley (13 June 2008). "Roussel: Symphony No 2; Suite in F; Pour une Fête de Printemps, RSNO/ Denève". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

Sources

  • Playing for Scotland: History of the Royal Scottish Orchestra; author Conrad Wilson, published by Collins, 1993.

External links

  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra official website

January 18, 2023
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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra RSNO Scottish Gaelic Orcastra Naiseanta Rioghail na h Alba is a British orchestra based in Glasgow Scotland It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland Throughout its history the Orchestra has played an essential part in Scotland s musical life including performing at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004 1 Royal Scottish National Orchestra RSNO OrchestraOfficial Royal Scottish National Orchestra logoFormer nameScottish OrchestraScottish National OrchestraRoyal Scottish OrchestraFounded1891LocationGlasgow Scotland UKPrincipal conductorThomas SondergardWebsitewww wbr rsno wbr org wbr ukIts music centre and rehearsal studios are directly connected to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The RSNO performs throughout Scotland at such venues as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Usher Hall Caird Hall Aberdeen Music Hall Perth Concert Hall and Eden Court Theatre Thomas Sondergard is the orchestra s current music director since 2018 Contents 1 History 2 RSNO Chorus and RSNO Junior Chorus 3 Recordings 4 Principal conductors 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory EditThe precursor ensemble to the RSNO was established in 1843 to accompany the Glasgow Choral Union today known as the RSNO Chorus In 1891 the orchestra was recognised formally as the Scottish Orchestra with George Henschel as the ensemble s first principal conductor under that name In 1950 the orchestra took the name of the Scottish National Orchestra The orchestra received royal patronage in 1977 one of only three British orchestras to do so after the Royal Philharmonic and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic It continued to use the name Scottish National Orchestra until 1991 when it changed to its present name although during 1992 it briefly changed to the title Royal Scottish Orchestra before reverting to its current name 2 The orchestra s longest serving principal conductor was Sir Alexander Gibson the first Scot to be its principal conductor and musical director from 1959 to 1984 who is also the founder of Scottish Opera He pioneered overseas tours by the Orchestra the SNO Junior Chorus and by Scottish Opera He also became Hon President of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland During Gibson s tenure beginning in 1979 the RSNO s base was at Henry Wood Hall in Glasgow and this space was also used as its recording venue Gibson was particularly noted for his interpretations of Scandinavian composers notably Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen His successor Neeme Jarvi continued this tradition and also led the orchestra through its first complete Gustav Mahler cycle Principal conductor from 1984 to 1988 Jarvi currently has the title of conductor laureate with the RSNO Bryden Thomson the orchestra s second Scottish principal conductor maintained the Nordic link with a cycle of Nielsen symphonies Alexander Lazarev was principal conductor of the RSNO from 1997 to 2005 and now has the title of conductor emeritus with the orchestra Marin Alsop was the RSNO s principal guest conductor from 2000 to 2003 the first woman to hold the title Garry Walker succeeded Alsop as principal guest conductor serving from 2003 to 2007 Stephane Deneve was music director of the RSNO from 2005 to 2012 3 During his tenure the RSNO recorded music of Debussy and of Albert Roussel the latter for Naxos Records In January 2011 the RSNO announced the appointment of Peter Oundjian as its next music director as of the 2012 2013 season with an initial contract of 4 years 4 5 In October 2011 Thomas Sondergard was named the orchestra s principal guest conductor as of the 2012 2013 season with an initial contract of 3 years for 3 programmes per year 6 In 2015 the orchestra took up new residence at the RSNO Centre and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The RSNO s current assistant conductor is Holly Mathieson since September 2016 Oundjian is scheduled to conclude his tenure as RSNO music director after the close of the 2017 2018 season In May 2017 the RSNO announced the appointment of Sondergard as its next principal conductor effective with the 2018 2019 season 7 In June 2017 the RSNO appointed Elim Chan as its next principal guest conductor effective 2018 8 following her first guest conducting appearance with the RSNO in January 2017 and a return engagement a fortnight later as an emergency substitute for Neeme Jarvi 9 In February 2021 the RSNO announced the extension of Sondergard s contract as music director through autumn 2024 10 In December 2018 the RSNO announced the appointment of Alistair Mackie as its next chief executive effective April 2019 11 RSNO Chorus and RSNO Junior Chorus EditThe affiliated choruses of the RSNO are the RSNO Chorus and the RSNO Junior Chorus The RSNO Chorus evolved from a choir formed in 1843 to sing the first full performance of Handel s Messiah in Scotland in April 1844 In addition to its commitment to the RSNO the Chorus performs independently and has toured worldwide The current chorus director is Gregory Batsleer In 1978 Jean Kidd formed the RSNO Junior Chorus In 1994 its director became Christopher Bell and then in 2018 it changed to Patrick Barrett The RSNO Junior Chorus has a membership of around 400 singers aged from eight to eighteen The members learn to sing using the Kodaly method Recordings Edit Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The orchestra has had a long standing recording contract with Chandos Records particularly in the 1980s and 1990s The RSNO has also recorded for Naxos Records most notably in a cycle of Anton Bruckner symphonies with Georg Tintner cycles of Arnold Bax symphonies with David Lloyd Jones and several recordings of American works including the complete orchestral works of Samuel Barber conducted by Marin Alsop With Deneve their first Roussel recording 12 received the Diapason d Or de l annee for Symphonic Music The second disc in the series was released in 2008 13 Principal conductors EditGeorge Henschel 1893 1895 Willem Kes 1895 1898 Wilhelm Bruch 1898 1900 Frederic Cowen 1900 1910 Emil Mlynarski 1910 1916 Landon Ronald 1919 1923 Vaclav Talich 1926 1927 Vladimir Golschmann 1928 1930 John Barbirolli 1933 1936 George Szell 1937 1939 Warwick Braithwaite 1940 1946 Walter Susskind 1946 1952 Karl Rankl 1952 1957 Hans Swarowsky 1957 1959 Alexander Gibson 1959 1984 Neeme Jarvi 1984 1988 Bryden Thomson 1988 1990 Walter Weller 1992 1997 Alexander Lazarev 1997 2005 Stephane Deneve 2005 2012 Peter Oundjian 2012 2018 Thomas Sondergard 2018 present References Edit Biography History Royal Scottish National Orchestra Phil Miller 4 March 2010 National orchestra maestro to leave Scotland The Herald Retrieved 6 March 2010 Peter Oundjian to be RSNO s new Music Director Press release Royal Scottish National Orchestra 31 January 2011 Retrieved 1 February 2011 Phil Miller 1 February 2011 Leading violinist gets top role at RSNO The Herald Retrieved 1 February 2011 Thomas Sondergard joins RSNO Artistic Team Press release Royal Scottish National Orchestra 18 October 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Keith Bruce 25 May 2017 RSNO names its new Music Director The Herald Retrieved 26 May 2017 RSNO Principal Guest Conductor appointment Press release Royal Scottish National Orchestra 20 June 2017 Retrieved 6 July 2017 Susan Nickalls 21 February 2017 Music review The RSNO amp Elim Chan The Scotsman Retrieved 6 July 2017 RSNO and Thomas Sondergard announce three year contract extension for Music Director at launch of Spring Summer Digital Season Press release Royal Scottish National Orchestra 18 February 2021 Retrieved 22 February 2021 Alistair Mackie appointed RSNO Chief Executive Press release Royal Scottish National Orchestra 19 December 2018 Retrieved 20 December 2018 Tim Ashley 8 June 2007 Roussel Bacchus et Ariane Symphony No 3 RSNO Deneve The Guardian Retrieved 6 March 2010 Tim Ashley 13 June 2008 Roussel Symphony No 2 Suite in F Pour une Fete de Printemps RSNO Deneve The Guardian Retrieved 20 February 2010 Sources EditPlaying for Scotland History of the Royal Scottish Orchestra author Conrad Wilson published by Collins 1993 External links EditRoyal Scottish National Orchestra official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Scottish National Orchestra amp oldid 1115936213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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