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The Valencia Orchestra (Valencian: Orquestra de València, Spanish: Orquesta de Valencia) is a Valencia Spanish symphony orchestra based in Valencia. It was founded in 1943 as the Valencia Municipal Orchestra. It is a member of the Spanish Association of Symphony Orchestras (AEOS).
The orchestra, which first performed abroad in 1950 under José Iturbi has begun to regularly tour internationally in recent years. It mainly performs at the city's Palau de la Música.
Principal Conductors
- Joan Lamote de Grignon (1943-49)
- Hans von Benda
- Napoleone Annovazzi
- Heinz Unger
- José Iturbi
- Enrique García Asensio (1964-65)
- Pedro Pírfano
- Luis Antonio García Navarro (1970-74)
- Lorenzo Martínez Palomo
- Benito Lauret
- Manuel Galduf (1983-1997)
- Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (1997-2005)
- Yaron Traub (2005- )
See also
- Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
- Valencian Community Orchestra
References
Categories:- Orchestra stubs
- Spanish orchestras
- Musical groups established in 1943
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