Research & Information
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CBC Mandate
can be found on the CBC’s own web site at this location.
What was said in the House of Commons
To view what was said in the Canadian House of Commons about the CBC’s decision to disband the CBCRO, click on this search result.
Study on the Dismantling of the CBCRO
The House of Commons Heritage Committee also commissioned a study which you can access here. In their 9 conclusions, they articulate many of the conclusions that members of the Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition support.
Radio Orchestras World-wide
We provide this information to let the reader decide if radio orchestras have “had their day and outlived their usefulness” as claimed by CBC management.
AUSTRIA
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
http://www.rso-wien.orf.at/english/index.html
Dr. Haide Tenner
Artistic Director
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Argentinierstraße 30a
1040 Vienna
Austria
BELGIUM
Vlaams Radio Orchestra Belgium
http://www.vro-vrk.be/nl/?p=contacteerons/
erwin [dot] verbist [at] vro-vrk [dot] be
Erwin Verbist,
Orchestra Co-ordinator
Vlaams Radio Orkest & Vlaams Radio Koor
Eugène Flageyplein 18
1050 Brussels
Belgium
BULGARIA
Classic Fm Sofia Orchestra
info [at] classicfmsofia [dot] com
Classic FM Sofia,
Sofia,
Bulgaria
could not find any info website on Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
http://www.rozhlas.cz/socr/portal/
jan [dot] burian [at] rozhlas [dot] cz
Jan Burian,
Orchestra Office,
Vinohradská 12
120 99 Praha 2
Czech Republic
DENMARK
Radiosymphonieorkester Copenhagen
Danish Radio Sinfonietta
http://www.dr.dk/Orkestre/DR+RadioUnderholdningsOrkestret/RUO+in+English/index.htm
DR Byen
Emil Holms Kanal 20
0999 København C
Denmark
ESTONIA
Estonia National Symphony Orchestra
http://www.erso.ee/lang/eng
Marko [dot] Metsaru [at] erso [dot] ee
Marko Metsaru
ERSO
Estonia Avenue 4
10148 Tallinn
Estonia
FINLAND
Helsinki Radio Symphony Orchestra
http://www.yle.fi/rso/show_page.php?page=2600〈=eng
tuula [dot] sarotie [at] yle [dot] fi
Tuula Sarotie
General Manager,
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Box 91
00024 YLEISRADIO
Finland
FRANCE
Orchestra National de France
http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/orchestres/national/accueil/
helene [dot] montussac [at] radiofrance [dot] com
orchestrenational [at] radiofrance [dot] com
GERMANY
BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
http://www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik_e/pages/so/
info [at] br-online [dot] de, rundfunkorchester [at] brnet [dot] de
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Rundfunkplatz 1
80335 München
Germany
NORTH GERMANY RADIO ORCHESTRA
http://www1.ndr.de/orchester_chor/ndr_sinfonieorchester/sinfonieorchesterindex2.html
NDR Sinfonieorchester
Rothenbaumchaussee 132
20149 Hamburg
Germany
WDR RUNDFUNKORCHESTER
http://www.wdr.de/radio/orchester/rundfunkorchester/
Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
Hauptabteilung Orchester und Chor
Management WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
50600 Köln
Germany
FRANKFURT RADIO ORCHESTRA
http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/kultur/index.jsp?rubrik=2021
azietzschmann [at] hr-online [dot] de
Andrea Zietzschmann,
Orchestra Manager,
hr-Sinfonieorchester
Bertramstr. 8
60320 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
DEUTSCHE RADIO PHILHARMONIE – SAARBRUCKEN
http://www.drp-orchester.de
bfohr [at] drp-orchester [dot] de
Benedikt Fohr,
Orchestra Manager,
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Funkhaus Halberg
66100 Saarbrücken
Germany
STUTTGART RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
http://www.swr.de/swr2/faszination-musik/orchester/rso/en/index.html
Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
Neckarstraße 230
70190 Stuttgart
Germany
MDR SINFONIE ORCHESTER LEIPZIG
http://www.mdr.de/klangkoerper/2876.html
BERLIN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Rundfunks-Sinfonieorchester, Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra)
http://www.rsb-online.de/content/index_ger.html
graetzel [at] rsb-online [dot] de
Maria Graetzel,
Orchestra Director,
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Charlottenstr. 56
D- 10117 Berlin
Germany
GREECE
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
ERT 3 Radio Orchestra
http://www.ert.gr/ertae/en/etaireia/mousika.asp
Postal address in Greek!
HUNGARY
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
could not find radio orchestra information
IRELAND
RTE Performing Groups
www.rte.ie
seamus [dot] crimmins [at] rte [dot] ie
Seamus Crimmins,
Executive Director,
RTE Performing Groups,
Donnybrook,
Dublin 4,
Ireland
ITALY
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI
http://www.orchestrasinfonica.rai.it/inglese/index2.htm
Aldo Pellegrini,
Director,
Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A.
Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana
Piazza Rossaro
10124 Torino (TO)
LATVIA
Latvian Radio Symphony Orchestra
http://www.lnso.lv/eng/kontakti/
reinis_galenieks [at] lnso [dot] lv
Reinis Galenieks
Amatu 6,
Riga, LV-1664,
Latvia
LUXEMBOURG
Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg
http://www.opl.lu/
Olivier Frank,
Artistic Director,
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
En résidence à la Philharmonie
B.P. 2243 L-1022
Luxembourg
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
http://www.radiofilharmonischorkest.nl/
Henk Swinnen
Artistic Director,
Postbus 125
1200 AC Hilversum,
Netherlands
NORWAY
The Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra
http://www.nrk.no/informasjon/organisasjonen/kringkastingsorkestret/3430654.html
john [dot] fullman [at] nrk [dot] no
John Fullman,
Acting Orchestra Director,
RC 21
0340 Oslo,
Norway
POLAND
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
http://www.nospr.org.pl/english/
nospr [at] nospr [dot] org [dot] pl
Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa
General and Programme Director
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Plac Sejmu Śląskiego 2
40-032 Katowice
Poland
ROMANIA
National Radio Orchestra of Romania
http://orchestre.srr.ro/onr/index.htm
fmuzicale [at] radio [dot] rornet [dot] ro, orchestreradio [at] rornet [dot] ro
Directia Formatii Muzicale
Str. General Berthelot nr. 60-64, sector 1,
Bucuresti
Romania
RUSSIA
Tchaikovsky Radio Symphony Orchestra of Moscow
http://eng.bso.ru/
Tchaikovsky Radio Symphony Orchestra of Moscow
Office 105, 24 Malaya Nikitskaya,
Moscow, 121069
SLOVAKIA
Slovak Radio Orchestra
http://www.rozhlas.sk/inetportal/2007/index.php?page=sosr
kosiksabaka [at] rozhlas [dot] sk
Mgr. Art Mário Košík
Manager,
Slovenský rozhlas
SOSR
Mýtna 1
P.O.Box 55
817 55 Bratislava
Slovakia
SLOVENIA
Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
http://www.rtvslo.si/simfoniki/
tina [dot] rupnik [at] rtvslo [dot] si
Tina Rupnik
Orchestra Office
Simfonicniorckester Slovenija
Glasbena produkcija RTV Slovenija
Kolodvorska 2, 1550 Ljubljana
Slovenija
SPAIN
Orchesta Sinfonica de RTVE (Madrid)
http://www.rtve.es/orquesta/index.php
María José Prieto Falcón
Director
Edificio Prado del Rey – 3ª planta
-28223 Madrid
Spain
SWEDEN
Swedish Radio Orchestra
http://www.sr.se/berwaldhallen/english/srso.stm
agneta [dot] klingberg [at] sr [dot] se
Agneta Klingberg
Orchestra Manager,
Berwaldhallen
SE-105 10 Stockholm
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Performing Groups
http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/
concert [dot] orch [at] bbc [dot] co [dot] uk
Sally Mitchell
Orchestra Manager,
BBC Concert Orchestra,
G152 White City,
201 Wood Lane,
London,
W12 7TS
UK
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