Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (in Dutch: Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, or RFO) primarily serves a domestic radio and concert market; its website is exclusively in the Dutch language. The orchestra, however, has served as a career stop for some of the world's top conductors, and it has embarked on high-profile international recording projects.
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic was founded in 1945 by Albert van Raalte, a veteran Dutch conductor who had been fired from his posts after the Nazi takeover of the Netherlands. Later conductors included Paul van Kempen, future Concertgebouw Orchestra conductor Bernard Haitink, Jean Fournet, Willem van Otterloo, Hans Vonk, Sergiu Comissiona, future Milwaukee Symphony music director Edo de Waart, and future New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden. Since 2012 the orchestra's chief conductor has been Markus Stenz; American conductor James Gaffigan has been principal guest conductor since 2011.
The orchestra has been headquartered in Hilversum, where most Dutch broadcasting operations are situated. In 2010 the orchestra, along with the other arts activities of Radio Netherlands, was threatened with defunding by the Dutch government; some funding was restored after public protests and strong advocacy from Haitink, who has been named the orchestra's patron. The orchestra remains under the umbrella of the Netherlands' public broadcasting system, offering such regular series as the NTR Saturday Matinee. A unique feature of the orchestra's management is the strong input of the radio network's Broadcasting Music Center into programming. It also participates in operatic performances.
The orchestra is noted for its advocacy of contemporary music, with a number of world premieres to its credit. Under van Zweden, the orchestra made its debut at the BBC Proms in 2012. In the 1970s and 1980s the orchestra made internationally popular recordings for Decca under Leopold Stokowski and Antal Dorati. Recent recording projects have included a cycle of Shostakovich symphonies under conductor Mark Wigglesworth and one of the symphonies of Bruckner, led by van Zweden and released on the Netherlands' Challenge Records label.
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1973
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Live)
Juliane Banse, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Tasmin Little
Klassik - Erschienen bei Challenge Classics am 04.02.2022
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Gordon Getty: Beauty Come Dancing
Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan
Chorwerk (für den Chor) - Erschienen bei PentaTone am 17.08.2018
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Der Ring - Tristan und Isolde - Parsifal / Orchestral adventures
Klassik - Erschienen bei Challenge Classics am 01.10.2010
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Roukens: Silent Echoes
Lucas Jussen, Arthur Jussen, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV am 29.04.2022
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Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos
Ruggiero Ricci, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1975
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Swan Lake (Ruggiero Ricci: Complete Decca Recordings, Vol. 8)
Ruggiero Ricci, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet, Anatole Fistoulari
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 08.10.2021
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Elgar & Lutosławski: Cello Concertos
Pieter Wispelwey, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jac van Steen
Klassik - Erschienen bei Channel Classics am 09.03.1999
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Musique pour violon
Jaap van Zweden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Edo de Waart, Zoltan Pesko
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 30.09.2013
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1; Violin Concerto
Victoria Postnikova, Wiener Symphoniker, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Ruggiero Ricci, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.2000
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Glazunov, LeFanu & Meyer: Alto Saxophone Concertos
John Edward Kelly, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Micha Hamel
Klassik - Erschienen bei NEOS Music am 01.08.2013
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Prokofiev : Symphonies No. 3 & No. 4 (First Version)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Challenge Classics am 22.03.2015
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Karl Amadeus Hartmann : Simplicius Simplicissimus
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Juliane Banse, Peter Marsch
Oper - Erschienen bei Challenge Classics am 08.07.2014
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Chausson: Symphony & Faure: Pelleas et Melisande
Ernest Chausson, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 01.01.2010
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Frank Martin: Der Sturm
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Thierry Fischer
Klassik - Erschienen bei Hyperion am 11.05.2011
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Klas Torstensson: The Expedition
Charlotte Riedijk, Goran Eliasson, Mats Persson, Olle Persson, Peter Eötvös, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Donemus Composers' Voice am 01.01.2001
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Jeths: Recorder Concerto
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Markus Stenz, Erik Bosgraaf
Klassik - Erschienen bei Brilliant Classics am 04.09.2020
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Rijnvos: Uptown|Downtown - an urban panorma in six movements
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Celso Antunes, John Snijders
Klassik - Erschienen bei Challenge Classics am 25.05.2012
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Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 58: I. Andante (Live)
Rohan de Saram, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
Klassik - Erschienen bei First Hand Records am 07.05.2021
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Roukens: Silent Echoes
Lucas Jussen, Arthur Jussen, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV am 29.04.2022
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Symphony No. 1 | Recorder Concerto
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Challenge Classics am 27.11.2015
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