List of symphony orchestras in Europe
This is a non-exhaustive list of symphony orchestras in Europe. For orchestras from other continents, see List of symphony orchestras.
Pan-European orchestras
Austria
- Ars Antiqua Austria
- Bruckner Orchestra Linz
- Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
- Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg
- Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg
- Tonkünstler Orchestra
- Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Das Wiener Kammer Orchester)
- Vienna Mozart Orchestra (Wiener Mozart Orchester)
- Vienna Philharmonic (Wiener Philharmoniker)
- Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Vienna Symphony (Wiener Symphoniker)
- Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
- Wiener Jeunesse Orchester (national youth orchestra)
Baltic States
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
- Barocco sempre giovane
- Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague
- Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
- Capellen Orchestra
- City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Czech National Symphony Orchestra
- Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- Czech Symphony Orchestra (1994) (ČSO)
- Film Symphony Orchestra (FISYO), also known as Czech Symphony Orchestra during Live-Concerts
- Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
- Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra
- Moravian Philharmonic
- Praga Sinfonietta Orchestra
- Prague Philharmonia (PKF)
- Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR)
- Prague Symphony Orchestra (FOK/PSO)
- Suk Chamber Orchestra
- Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Denmark
- Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
- Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
- Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra
- Danish National Chamber Orchestra
- Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Danish Youth Ensemble (national youth orchestra)
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Sønderjyllands Symphony Orchestra
- Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel)
Estonia
European Union
Finland
Professional orchestras
- Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra ("HKO", Finnish: Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Helsingfors stadsorkester), founded in 1882
- Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra ("RSO" (eng. "FRSO"), Finnish: Radion sinfoniaorkesteri, Swedish: Radions symfoniorkester), founded in 1927
- Tapiola Sinfonietta (Finnish: Tapiola Sinfonietta, Swedish: Tapiola Sinfonietta – Esbo stadsorkester), founded in 1987
- Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: Sinfonia Lahti – Lahden kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Sinfonia Lahti – Lahtis stadsorkester) founded in 1910
- Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra ("TFO", Finnish: Tampere Filharmonia – Tampereen kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Tampere Filharmonia – Tammerfors stadsorkester) founded in 1930
- Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Finnish: Turku Filharmonia – Turun kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Åbo Filharmoniska Orkester – Åbo stadsorkester), founded in 1790
- Jyväskylä Sinfonia founded in 1955
- Oulu Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: Oulu Sinfonia – Oulun kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Oulu Sinfonia – Uleåborgs stadsorkester) founded in 1937
- Kymi Sinfonietta (Comprises Kouvola and Kotka City Orchestras) founded in 1999
Chamber orchestras
- Avanti! Chamber Orchestra (Finnish: Avanti! Kamariorkesteri, Swedish: Kammarorkester Avanti!), founded in 1983
- Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
University and conservatorio orchestras
- Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat ("YS", English: Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra, Swedish: Helsingfors Universitets studentorkester), founded in 1747 (1926)
- The Polytech Orchestra ("PO", Finnish: Polyteknikkojen orkesteri, Swedish: Polyteknikernas orkester), founded in 1922
France
- Concerts Colonne (Paris), founded in 1873
- Concerts Lamoureux (Paris), founded in 1881
- Concerts Pasdeloup (Paris), founded in 1861
- Ensemble InterContemporain, founded in 1976
- Ensemble La Fenice, founded in 1990
- Ensemble Matheus, founded in 1991
- Les Musiciens du Louvre (Grenoble), founded in 1982
- Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, founded in 1828, disbanded 1967
- Orchestre de Paris, founded in 1967
- Orchestre des Champs-Élysées (Poitiers), founded in 1991
- Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne, founded in 2009
- Orchestre Français des Jeunes (national youth orchestra)
- Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, founded in 1974
- Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, founded in 1974
- Orchestre National de France, founded in 1934
- Orchestre National de Lille, founded in 1976
- Orchestre National de Lyon, founded in 1905
- Orchestre National de Metz, founded in 1976
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, founded in 1971
- Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, founded c.1932
- Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, founded in 1984
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, 1937
- Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, founded in 1855
- Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse, founded in 1975
- Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy, founded in 1884
- Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier, founded in 2001
- Rouen Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1998
Germany
- National youth orchestras:
A–M
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
- Akademische Orchestervereinigung
- Badische Staatskapelle
- Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Bamberger Symphoniker)
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
- Bavarian State Orchestra (Bayerisches Staatsorchester)
- Berlin Philharmonic (Berliner Philharmoniker)
- Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin) (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
- Berliner Symphoniker
- Bochumer Symphoniker
- Detmold Chamber Orchestra
- Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
- Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
- Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
- Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
- Dortmunder Philharmoniker
- Dresden Philharmonic (Dresdner Philharmonie)
- Duisburg Philharmonic (Duisburger Philharmoniker)
- Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester (Frankfurt Opera)
- Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester)
- Freiburger Barockorchester
- Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
- Hamburger Symphoniker
- Hannoversche Hofkapelle
- Hofer Symphoniker
- hr-Sinfonieorchester
- Jenaer Philharmonie
- Konzerthausorchester Berlin (formerly Berlin Symphony Orchestra)
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig)
- Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- MDR Symphony Orchestra
- Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle
- Münchner Rundfunkorchester
- Munich Philharmonic (Münchner Philharmoniker)
N–Z
- NDR Radiophilharmonie (Hannover)
- NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (Hamburg Elbphilharmonie)
- Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt (Offenbach am Main)
- Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester (Hannover)
- Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
- Nuremberg Symphony (Nürnberger Symphoniker)
- Philharmonia Hungarica, founded by Hungarian exiles, disbanded 2001
- Philharmonie Festiva
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
- Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz
- Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Staatskapelle Berlin
- Staatskapelle Dresden (Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden)
- Staatskapelle Halle
- Staatskapelle Weimar
- Staatsorchester Braunschweig (State Orchestra Brunswik)
- Staatsorchester Stuttgart
- Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
- Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
- SWR Symphonieorchester
- WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
- WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
- Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Greece
- Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
- Athens state symphony orchestra
- Thessaloniki state symphony orchestra
- National Opera orchestra
- National Radio Orchestra (ERT)
- Armonia Atenea – Athens Camerata
- City of Athens symphony orchestra
- City of Thessaloniki symphony orchestra
- Philharmonic Society of Corfu
- Athens Philharmonic
Hungary
- Budapest Festival Orchestra
- Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
- Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra
- Hungarian National Philharmonic
- Philharmonia Hungarica, founded by Hungarian exiles, based in Germany; dissolved in 2001
- Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Iceland
- Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands)
- Icelandic Youth Symphony Orchestra (Ungsveit Sinfóníuhljómsveitar Íslands)
- Sinfóníuhljómsveit unga fólksins (Ungfónían)
- SinfoNord (Sinfóníuhljómsveit Norðurlands)
- Sinfóníuhljómsveit Tónlistarskólanna (ST or STón)
Ireland
Italy
- Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome
- Camerata de' Bardi, academic orchestra, Pavia
- I Musici, Rome
- I Solisti Veneti, Padua
- Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence
- Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome
- Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio
- Orchestra Filarmonica della Fenice, Venice
- Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (national youth orchestra)
- Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali, Milan
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Milan
- Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI
- Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Palermo
- Orchestra Mozart, founded by Claudio Abbado in Bologna
- Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta, directed by Ennio Morricone
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Rome
- RCA Italiana Orchestra
- Rondò Veneziano, Venice
- Teatro San Carlo Orchestra, Naples
- Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra, Genova
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Orchestra, Rome
- Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra, Bari
- Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra, Bologna
- Venice Baroque Orchestra
Latvia
Lichenstein
- Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein
- Orchester Liechtenstein-Werdenberg
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
- Moldovan National Youth Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
- National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (national youth orchestra)
- Holland Symfonia
- Metropole Orchestra
- Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
- Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
- Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
- Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
- Residentie Orchestra
- Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Symfonisch Blaasorkest ATH
Norway
- Ungdomssymfonikerne (national youth orchestra)
- Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
- Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra
- Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Oslo Sinfonietta
- Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
- Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Poland
- Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
- Pomeranian Philharmonic (Bydgoszcz)
- Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra (Kraków)
- Łódź Philharmonic (Łódź)
- Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice)
- Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Warsaw)
- Polish Baltic Philharmonic (Gdańsk)
- Poznań Philharmonic (Poznań)
- National Forum of Music Symphony Orchestra (Wrocław)
- Silesian Philharmonic (Katowice)
- Sinfonia Varsovia (Warsaw)
- Sudecka Philharmonic (Wałbrzych)
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw)
- Szczecin Philharmonic (Szczecin)
- Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, youth orchestra at concentration camp (historic)
Portugal
Romania
- Romanian Youth Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
- Bucharest Symphony Orchestra
- Cluj "Transilvania" Philharmonic Orchestra
- Craiova "Oltenia" Philharmonic Orchestra
- George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
- Iaşi "Moldova" Philharmonic Orchestra
- National Radio Orchestra of Romania
- Ploieşti "Paul Constantinescu" Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sibiu State Philharmonic Orchestra
- Timișoara "Banatul" Philharmonic Orchestra
Russia
- Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
- Moscow Chamber Orchestra
- Moscow City Symphony Orchestra
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
- Moscow Symphony Orchestra
- Moscow Virtuosi
- Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra
- National Philharmonic of Russia
- Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
- Persimfans
- Russian National Orchestra
- Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sochi Symphony Orchestra
- Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
- Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation
- State Symphony Capella of Russia
- State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
- Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Serbia
Slovakia
- Cappella Istropolitana
- Slovak Philharmonic
- Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Slovak Youth Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
Slovenia
Spain
- Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa
- Castile and León Symphony Orchestra
- Chamartín Symphony Orchestra
- Community of Madrid Orchestra
- Málaga Philharmonic
- Madrid Academic Orchestra
- Madrid Symphony Orchestra
- Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
- Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia
- Orquestra de Cadaqués
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga
- Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Burgos
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
- Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife
- Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
- Queen Sofía Chamber Orchestra
- Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara
- Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla
- RTVE Symphony Orchestra (based in Madrid)
- Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid
- Spanish National Youth Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
- Orquesta Nacional de España (based in Madrid)
- Valencian Community Orchestra
- Valencia Orchestra
Sweden
- Gävle Symphony Orchestra
- Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
- Kungliga Hovkapellet
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
- Örebro Chamber Orchestra
- Royal Academic Orchestra
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Stockholm Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Swedish Chamber Orchestra
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Switzerland
- Basel Sinfonietta
- Berner Symphonie-Orchester
- Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra
- Camerata Bern
- Kammerorchester Basel
- Lucerne Festival Strings
- Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
- Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur
- Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Orchestre de chambre de Neuchâtel
- Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- Sinfonieorchester Basel
- Tonhalle Orchester Zurich
- Zurich Chamber Orchestra
- Zurich Opera House Orchestra
- Zurich Symphony Orchestra
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- BBC Concert Orchestra
- BBC Philharmonic
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Bournemouth Sinfonietta
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Britten Sinfonia
- Camerata of London
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- City of London Sinfonia
- City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
- Didcot Concert Orchestra
- Docklands Sinfonia
- English Baroque Soloists
- English Chamber Orchestra
- English Concert
- Ex Cathedra Baroque Orchestra
- Hallé Orchestra
- Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra
- Hull Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kensington Symphony Orchestra
- Kings Chamber Orchestra
- Leeds Symphony Orchestra
- Leicester Symphony Orchestra
- London Chamber Orchestra
- London Classical Players
- London Festival Orchestra
- London Mozart Players
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- London Shostakovich Orchestra
- London Sinfonietta
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Manchester Camerata
- National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
- New London Orchestra
- Northern Sinfonia
- Orchestra of Opera North
- Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- Orchestra of the City
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
- Philharmonia
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sheffield Symphony Orchestra
- Sinfonia ViVA
- Sunderland Symphony Orchestra
- The King's Consort
- Worthing Symphony Orchestra