The ensemble was founded in 1945 by American occupation authorities as the orchestra for Radio Stuttgart, under the name Sinfonieorchester von Radio Stuttgart (Symphony Orchestra of Radio Stuttgart). The radio network later became the Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR, South German Radio), and the orchestra changed its name in 1949 to the Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks (South German Radio Symphony Orchestra). In 1959, the orchestra took on the name Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester. The orchestra acquired its final name in 1975.
Like many broadcast orchestras in Germany, the orchestra had a reputation for performing contemporary music. Past principal conductors included Sir Neville Marriner (1983–1989), who later held the title of principal guest conductor.[1]Georges Prêtre, who became the orchestra's artistic director in 1996, later held the title of Ehrendirigent (honorary conductor) with the orchestra. From 1998 to 2011, Roger Norrington was principal conductor, and incorporated his ideas of historically informed performance, including minimal use of vibrato, into the orchestra's style of playing.[2] Following his tenure with the orchestra, Norrington shared the title of Ehrendirigent with Georges Prêtre. In March 2010, the orchestra announced the appointment of Stéphane Denève as its next principal conductor, starting with the 2011-2012 season.[3] His initial contract was for 3 years.[4] In June 2013, the orchestra announced the extension of Denève's contract through the 2015-2016 season.[5] Denève concluded his tenure as chief conductor at the close of the 2015-2016 season, and was the final conductor to hold the title of chief conductor of the orchestra.
In June 2012, the SWR Broadcasting Council voted to approve a measure proposed by SWR Intendant Peter Boudgoust to merge the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra with the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, for ostensible reasons of budgetary limitations for two separate orchestras affiliated with the SWR.[6] The SWR Broadcasting Council formally passed the measure in September 2012, with the merger of the two orchestras scheduled to occur in 2016.[7] International protests at the proposal emerged.[8] The orchestra gave its final concert on 28 July 2016 under the direction of Norrington, at the Royal Albert Hall as part of The Proms.[9] The replacement orchestra is the SWR Symphonieorchester.
^Allan Kozinn (25 September 1994). "It All Started With Tunes From the Crypt". New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
^Erica Jeal (25 July 2001). "Prom 4 (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ (Press release). Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^Götz Thieme (22 September 2011). "Am Pult des RSO steht nun ein Lockenkopf". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^"Dirigent Denève bleibt bis 2016" (Press release). SWR. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^Götz Thieme (30 June 2012). "Die Orchesterfusion rückt näher". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^. Südwestrundfunk. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
^Gerald Mertens (3 March 2014). . The Strad. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^Ivan Hewett (29 July 2016). "BBC Proms 2016: reviews of the best Proms so far". Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
^Andrew Clements (6 July 2007). "Mahler: Symphony No 2, Rubens/ Vermillion/ MDR Radio Choir Leipzig/ SWR Radio SO Stuttgart/ Norrington". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^Andrew Clements (2 May 2008). "Bruckner: Symphony No 3, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orch/ Norrington". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^Andrew Clements (16 January 2009). "Rihm: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2; Nachtwach; Vers Une Symphonie Fleuve III; etc; SWR Vocalensemble/Creed/Stuttgart SWR Radio SO/Stockhammer/Gelmetti". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^Andrew Clements (25 May 2007). "Silvestrov: Symphony No 6, SWR Stuttgart Radio SO/ Boreyko". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra German Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR was a German radio orchestra based in Stuttgart in Germany Stuttgart Radio Symphony OrchestraOrchestraOfficial logoNative nameRadio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWRFormer nameSinfonieorchester von Radio Stuttgart 1945 Sinfonieorchester des Suddeutschen Rundfunks 1949 Sudfunk Sinfonieorchester 1959 Founded1945 79 years ago 1945 Disbanded2016 8 years ago 2016 LocationStuttgart GermanyPrincipal conductorVarious see below WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Principal conductors 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe ensemble was founded in 1945 by American occupation authorities as the orchestra for Radio Stuttgart under the name Sinfonieorchester von Radio Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra of Radio Stuttgart The radio network later became the Suddeutscher Rundfunk SDR South German Radio and the orchestra changed its name in 1949 to the Sinfonieorchester des Suddeutschen Rundfunks South German Radio Symphony Orchestra In 1959 the orchestra took on the name Sudfunk Sinfonieorchester The orchestra acquired its final name in 1975 Like many broadcast orchestras in Germany the orchestra had a reputation for performing contemporary music Past principal conductors included Sir Neville Marriner 1983 1989 who later held the title of principal guest conductor 1 Georges Pretre who became the orchestra s artistic director in 1996 later held the title of Ehrendirigent honorary conductor with the orchestra From 1998 to 2011 Roger Norrington was principal conductor and incorporated his ideas of historically informed performance including minimal use of vibrato into the orchestra s style of playing 2 Following his tenure with the orchestra Norrington shared the title of Ehrendirigent with Georges Pretre In March 2010 the orchestra announced the appointment of Stephane Deneve as its next principal conductor starting with the 2011 2012 season 3 His initial contract was for 3 years 4 In June 2013 the orchestra announced the extension of Deneve s contract through the 2015 2016 season 5 Deneve concluded his tenure as chief conductor at the close of the 2015 2016 season and was the final conductor to hold the title of chief conductor of the orchestra In June 2012 the SWR Broadcasting Council voted to approve a measure proposed by SWR Intendant Peter Boudgoust to merge the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra with the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra for ostensible reasons of budgetary limitations for two separate orchestras affiliated with the SWR 6 The SWR Broadcasting Council formally passed the measure in September 2012 with the merger of the two orchestras scheduled to occur in 2016 7 International protests at the proposal emerged 8 The orchestra gave its final concert on 28 July 2016 under the direction of Norrington at the Royal Albert Hall as part of The Proms 9 The replacement orchestra is the SWR Symphonieorchester The orchestra recorded for several labels including Hanssler 10 11 12 and ECM New Series 13 Principal conductors editHans Muller Kray 1948 1969 Sergiu Celibidache 1971 1977 Neville Marriner 1983 1989 Gianluigi Gelmetti 1989 1998 Roger Norrington 1998 2011 Stephane Deneve 2011 2016 References edit Allan Kozinn 25 September 1994 It All Started With Tunes From the Crypt New York Times Retrieved 18 January 2009 Erica Jeal 25 July 2001 Prom 4 Royal Albert Hall London The Guardian Retrieved 17 April 2010 Liebe auf den ersten Blick Stephane Deneve wird ab September 2011 neuer Chefdirigent beim RSO Stuttgart Press release Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 3 March 2010 Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 Retrieved 6 March 2010 Gotz Thieme 22 September 2011 Am Pult des RSO steht nun ein Lockenkopf Stuttgarter Zeitung Retrieved 15 July 2012 Dirigent Deneve bleibt bis 2016 Press release SWR 6 June 2013 Archived from the original on 29 June 2014 Retrieved 28 June 2014 Gotz Thieme 30 June 2012 Die Orchesterfusion ruckt naher Stuttgarter Zeitung Retrieved 15 July 2012 Fusion der SWR Orchester beschlossen Rundfunkrat stimmte mit grosser Mehrheit fur die Vorlage des SWR Sudwestrundfunk 28 September 2012 Archived from the original on 5 January 2014 Retrieved 14 December 2012 Gerald Mertens 3 March 2014 A united front against orchestral mergers The Strad Archived from the original on 6 July 2014 Retrieved 28 June 2014 Ivan Hewett 29 July 2016 BBC Proms 2016 reviews of the best Proms so far Telegraph Retrieved 30 July 2016 Andrew Clements 6 July 2007 Mahler Symphony No 2 Rubens Vermillion MDR Radio Choir Leipzig SWR Radio SO Stuttgart Norrington The Guardian Retrieved 17 April 2010 Andrew Clements 2 May 2008 Bruckner Symphony No 3 Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orch Norrington The Guardian Retrieved 17 April 2010 Andrew Clements 16 January 2009 Rihm Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 Nachtwach Vers Une Symphonie Fleuve III etc SWR Vocalensemble Creed Stuttgart SWR Radio SO Stockhammer Gelmetti The Guardian Retrieved 17 April 2010 Andrew Clements 25 May 2007 Silvestrov Symphony No 6 SWR Stuttgart Radio SO Boreyko The Guardian Retrieved 17 April 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR Wayback Machine internet archive page on the RSO Stuttgart homepage German Wayback Machine internet archive page on the history of the RSO Stuttgart page German Bach Cantatas page on the orchestra Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra amp oldid 1217577086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
