The Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra ( es, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá) is the most important symphony orchestra in Colombia. It is a project maintained by the city of Bogotá and its Secretary Office of Culture, Recreation and Sport. Founded in 1967, it regularly performs at the Concert Halls of the

Universidad Nacional de Colombia The National University of Colombia () is a national public research university in Colombia, with general campuses in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, and satellite campuses in Leticia, San Andrés, Arauca, Tumaco, and La Paz, ...

, the Leon de Greiff Auditorium, and the

Jorge Tadeo Lozano University Jorge Tadeo Lozano University is a private university whose main campus is located in Bogotá, Colombia, with satellite campuses in Cartagena, Santa Marta and Chía. Established in 1954, the institution was named after the botanist, scientist a ...

, the Fabio Lozano Auditorium, also at the Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Theater and the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo The orchestra currently has the swedish conductor Joachim Gustafsson as its music director. Former conductors includes the Spanish Josep Caballe-Domenech, the Brazilian conductor

Ligia Amadio Ligia Amadio is a Brazilian conductor, currently chief conductor of the Bogotá Philharmonic. Biography Studies Ligia Amadio began studying music at the age of five on the piano, eventually completing her diploma at the Dramatic and Musical ...

, the Israeli composer and conductor Lior Shambadal, the New York native conductor

Irwin Hoffman Irwin Hoffman (November 26, 1924 – March 19, 2018) was an American conductor active in North America and Latin America. Hoffman studied at the Juilliard School and was a protégé of Serge Koussevitsky, and he made his conducting debut at the ...

, the Chilean conductor Francisco Retting, and two Mexican conductors:

Eduardo Diazmuñoz Eduardo Diazmuñoz is a highly prolific Mexican-Spanish-American conductor, composer and arranger, performer and educator. He studied piano, cello, percussion, and conducting at the National Conservatory of Music (Mexico). In 1978, 1979 he became a ...

and

Enrique Diemecke Enrique Arturo Diemecke (born July 9, 1952) is a Mexican conductor, violinist and composer. He is currently the Artistic General Director of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and music director of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic and the Flint Symp ...

. The orchestra counts over 100 musicians and over 140 public performances a year, also recognized by the Latin Grammy in 2008. In the city's effort to establish itself as region leader for culture and the arts, the Bogotá Philharmonic extends its functions as classical orchestra to include the promotion and support of multiple music, dance and theater events, including world known Rock al Parque and related series of acts such as Opera al Parque, Jazz al Parque, Hip Hop al Parque, Dance Festivals and Theater Festivals.Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte de Bogotá
"Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá"
, Retrieved September 3, 2009

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External links

Official website (in Spanish)
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