Aalborg Symphony Orchestra ( da, Aalborg Symfoniorkester) is a

symphony orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

, Denmark. Founded in 1943, it consists of 65 musicians. Based in central Aalborg, it performs concerts at the Musikkens Hus. The orchestra has the status of a regional orchestra of Jutland. It often performs with the

Danish National Opera Den Jyske Opera, also known as the Danish National Opera, is based in Aarhus, Denmark. Established in 1947, it's Denmark's largest touring opera company, and the second only to the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen. Description Founded in Aarhus in ...

and at the Royal Danish Theatre. Each season, the orchestra gives a series of symphony concerts with soloists and conductors from around the world. The orchestra has recorded several albums of classical music, including works by Carl Nielsen and

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

. Aalborg Symphony Orchestra is a co-organizer of the

Aalborg Opera Festival Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalbo ...

, an annual cultural event.

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