List of symphony orchestras
World
Africa
Egypt
Ghana
South Africa
- Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
- Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Official Site
- Chamber Orchestra of South Africa Official Site
- Durban City Orchestra Official Site
- Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Official Site
- Free State Symphony Orchestra Official Site
- Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra Official Site
- Johannesburg Music Initiative Orchestra Official Site
- Johannesburg Festival Orchestra
- KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Official Site
Youth Orchestras
- South African National Youth Orchestra Official Site
- Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
- Eastern Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
- Free State Youth Orchestra
- Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Official Site
- KwaZulu Natal Youth Orchestra Official Site
- Simfonia Juventi
- University of Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
- University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra Official Site
- University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra Official Site
North America
Canada
- Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
- CBC Radio Orchestra
- Deep River Symphony Orchestra official site
- Edmonton Symphony Orchestra official site
- I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra
- Kanata Symphony Orchestra official site
- Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony official site
- Orchestra London Canada official site
- Les Violons du Roy
- London Youth Symphony official site
- Manitoba Chamber Orchestra official site
- Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
- Orchestre symphonique Pop de Montréal official site
- National Arts Centre Orchestra
- Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra official site
- Orchestre symphonique de l'Estuaire official site
- Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil official site
- Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de la Montérégie official site
- Québec City Symphony
- Symphony Nova Scotia
- Ottawa Symphony Orchestra official site
- Peterborough Symphony Orchestra official site
- Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra official site
- Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
- Regina Symphony Orchestra Official Site
- Royal Conservatory Orchestra official site
- Saskatoon Symphony official site
- Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
- Symphony New Brunswick official site
- Tafelmusik
- Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra official site
- Toronto Philharmonia official site
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Victoria Symphony Orchestra official site
- Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
- Windsor Symphony Orchestra official site
United States of America
Mexico
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Aguascalientes official site
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco official site
- Orquesta de Baja California
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Querétaro
- Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México official site
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería [1]
- Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato official site
- Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM [2]
- Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México official site
- Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional official site
- Orquesta Carlos Chávez
- Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa official site
- National Simphony Orchestra (Mexico)
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
- Camerata de Coahuila official site
- Orquesta Sinfonica de la Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo [3]
South America
Argentina
Brazil
- Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Orquestra Filarmônica do Estado de Minas Gerais [4]
- University of São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
- Brasilian Symphony Orchestra
- Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra
- Bahia Symphony Orchestra
Chile
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile
- Orquesta de Cámara de Chile
- Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil
- Orquesta Filarmónica de la V Región
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
- Great Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra
- Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
- Venezuela Symphony Orchestra
Asia
China, People's Republic of
- Beijing Symphony Orchestra
- China Philharmonic Orchestra
- Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
- Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
- Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
- China National Symphony Orchestra
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
- Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra
- Century Orchestra Osaka
- Gunma Symphony Orchestra
- Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
- Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra
- Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra
- Komaki City Symphony Orchestra
- Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
- Kyūshū Symphony Orchestra
- Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
- New Japan Philharmonic
- NHK Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
- Orchestra Osaka Symphoniker
- Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
- Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
- Seto Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
- Tokyo New City Orchestra
- Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
- Yamagata Symphony Orchestra
- Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Malaysia
- Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
- National Symphony Orchestra (Malaysia)
- Orkestra Radio Televisyen Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur Symphony Orchestra(No longer active)
- Penang Symphony Orchestra
- Penang State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
- KLPac Sinfonietta Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center
- Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra
- Petaling Jaya Youth Chamber Orchestra
North Korea
Philippines
- Manila Symphony Orchestra
- Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
- San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Carrillo Symphony Orchestra
- Metro Manila Community Orchestra
- Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
- UST Symphony Orchestra
Singapore
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Singapore National Youth Orchestra
- Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra
- The Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Chamber Players
Sri Lanka
- The Ensemble of the Chamber Music Society of Colombo [5]
- Sri Lanka National Youth Orchestra
- Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka [6]
South Korea
- Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
- Changwon Philharmonic Orchestra
- Daegu Philharmonic Orchestra
- Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
- Gangnam Philharmonic Orchestra
- Gwangju Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra
- KBS Symphony Orchestra
- Korean Symphony Orchestra
- Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
- Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra
Taiwan
- Chamber Philharmonic official site
- Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra official site
- Evergreen Symphony Orchestra official site
- Hsinchu Philharmonic Orchestra official site
- Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra official site
- Ministry of National Defence Symphony Orchestra, The
- National Symphony Orchestra (Philharmonia Taiwan) official site
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra official site
- NTNU Symphony Orchestra official site
- Philharmonia Moment Musical official site
- Physicians' Chamber Orchestra of Taiwan official site
- Taichung City Symphony Orchestra official site
- Taichung Philharmonic Orchestra official site
- Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra official site
- Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra official site
- Taipei Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
- Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra official site
- Taipei Philharmonic Youth Orchestra official site
- Taipei Sunshine Symphony Orchestra
- Taipei Symphony Orchestra official site
- Taipei YMCA Symphony Orchestra
- Tainan Symphony Orchestra
- Taoyuan Lontang Philharmonic Orchestra
- YingQi Orchestra official site
Thailand
Europe
Middle East
Pan-Middle Eastern
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
- National Orchestra
- Tehran Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
- Iranian Orchestra for New Music
- Perspolis Symphony Orchestra
- Satrap Philharmonic Orchestra
Israel
- Haifa Symphony Orchestra
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Israel Symphony Orchestra
- Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
- Kibbutz Symphony Orchestra
- Rehovot Orchestra
- Rishon LeZion Orchestra
Kuwait
- Kuwait Chamber Philharmonia
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
- Qatar National Symphony Orchestra
Syria
The Syrian National Symphony Orchestra Founded, as a necessity to the development of the Syrian musical life was a normal result of the High Institute of Music. Its work is the main source of its musicians which was established in 1993 under the patronage of H.E. Hafez Al Assad, President of Syria Arab Republic. Mr. Solhi Al Wadi established both the High Institute of Music and The Syrian National Symphony Orchestra, which is still a major participant in the Institute. Mr. Al Wadi became the first Conductor of the Orchestra whereby the Orchestra performed locally and on international stages for more than nine years. The Orchestra consists of musicians and professors at the High Institute with the help of some foreign experts. The Orchestra performs classical repertoires including choral works of the great composers with the chorus of the High Institute. The Orchestra has become the cultural ambassador by performing in international venues and festivals, i.e. in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, U.A.E., Bahrain, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Italy (taking part in the European cultural celebrations in Italy Genoa 2004 with six remarkable concerts during November 2004 in Livorno, Ravenna, Fermo, Jesi and Genoa) and the U.S. where, in one of its biggest moments in history, the S. N. S. O. had the chance to perform at the Orange County performing Arts Centre and at the UCLA Royce Hall. During its concert in the U.S. it was awarded a special certificate from the U.S. Congress and the Art Centre where the performance took place. Mr. Solhi Al Wadi received a special certificate from the American Congress and from the Art Centre, where he held the concerts. Some of the Orchestra's members took part in other orchestras such as; La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, European Mediterranean United Orchestra, Euro Youth Orchestra, the ECUME Orchestra, the Algerian National Orchestra, the Orchestra of the National Institute in Jordan and Alexandria’s Bibliotheque Orchestra. In 1995 and with the cooperation of the British Council the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra presented Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” as the first opera to be preformed in Syria in Damascus, Palmyra and Bosra. A number of international conductors and soloists worked with the Orchestra, i.e., Nouri El Rouheibany and Raad Khalaf (Syria), Walid Ghoulmieh and Harout Fazelian (Lebanon), M. Othman Saddik (Jordan), A. Saidi (Egypt), E. Melkus - W. Groehs (Austria), A. Yeshlisham (Turkey), F. Reiting (Chile), D. Rudg (U.S.A.), Pierre Alain Biget - Sylvain Gasancon (France), G. Tchitchinadze (Georgia), R. Muti and A. Guaragna (Italy), M. Thomas (First clarinet at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Armen Babakhanian (Armenia) and Gloria Scalchi ( Italy). The Orchestra has also produced musicians who have received international recognition and prizes, i.e. Kinan Azme (clarinet), Lubana Quntar (soprano), Talar Dekermenjian (soprano) and M. Othman (Bouzouq). On February 2007 the Orchestra played with the world famous tenor Placido Domingo and the soprano Kallen Esperian conducted by Eugene Kohn in the "Education without borders 2007" conference in U.A.E. The SNSO had the honour to inaugurate the Dar Al Assad for Arts and Culture (The Damascus Opera House) conducted by Missak Baghboudarian and in the presence of H. E. the President of the Syrian Arab Republic (May 2004), the first Annual Gala Concert (May 2007, the second, now traditional, Annual Gala Concert in May 2008) and the opening concert of Damascus 2008, Arab Capital of Culture (January 2008). The resident Conductor of the Orchestra since 2003 is Missak Baghboudarian.
Turkey
- Presidential Symphony Orchestra - Ankara
- Bilkent Symphony Orchestra - Ankara
- Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
- Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
- İzmir State Symphony Orchestra
- Dokuz Eylul University Symphony Orchestra - İzmir
- Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Symphony Orchestra
- Anadolu Symphony Orchestra - Eskişehir
- Antalya State Symphony Orchestra
- Bursa State Symphony Orchestra
- Cukurova State Symphony Orchestra
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Chamber Orchestra
- Dubai Philharmonic Orchestra a.k.a. UAE Philharmonic Orchestra
Oceania
Australia
- Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
- Adelaide Youth Orchestra
- Australian Chamber Orchestra
- Australian POPs Orchestra
- Australian Youth Orchestra
- Ballarat Symphony Orchestra
- Barrier Reef Orchestra
- Bendigo Symphony Orchestra
- Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
- Canberra Symphony Orchestra
- Darwin Symphony Orchestra
- Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
- Eminence Symphony Orchestra
- Hills Symphony Orchestra
- Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
- Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra
- Melbourne String Orchestra
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Melbourne University Symphony Orchestra
- Melbourne Youth Orchestra
- Monash Chamber Orchestra
- Monash Philharmonic Orchestra
- Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra of the Antipodes
- Orchestra Victoria
- Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra
- The Queensland Orchestra
- Queensland Pops Orchestra
- Queensland Youth Orchestras
- RMIT Symphonic Orchestra
- SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra
- Stonnington Symphony Orchestra
- Sydney Symphony
- Sydney University Symphony Orchestra
- Sydney Youth Orchestra
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
- Tasmanian Youth Orchestra
- VCA Symphony Orchestra
- Western Australian Charity Orchestra
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra
- West Australian Youth Orchestra
- Wollongong Symphony Orchestra
New Zealand
- Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
- Auckland Symphony Orchestra
- Auckland Youth Orchestra
- Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
- National Youth Orchestra
- Nelson Symphony Orchestra
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- New Zealand Secondary Students Orchestra