Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra

Brazilian orchestra

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The Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra (Portuguese: Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, OSPA) is a Brazilian orchestra based in Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was founded in 1950 under the direction of the Hungarian conductor Pablo Komlós. Since January 22, 1965, the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra is a foundation funded by the state government of Rio Grande do Sul.^[1]

A Symphonic Chorus is integrated with the orchestra in some concerts.

The orchestra today comprises around 100 professional musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Artistic Directors

1950/1978 - Pablo Komlós
1978/1980 - David Machado
1981/1987 - Eleazar de Carvalho
1987/1989 - Flavio Chamis
1990/1991 - Tulio Belardi & Arlindo Teixeira
1991/1992 - Eleazar de Carvalho
1992/1993 - David Machado
1995/1998 - Claudio Ribeiro
1999/2001 - Tiago Flores
2001/2002 - Ion Bressan
2003/2010 - Isaac Karabtchevsky
2010/2014 - Tiago Flores
2015/present - Evandro Matté

References

^ "Orquestra". OSPA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre official website
Concerts
OSPA conducted by Manfredo Schmiedt with Yamandu Costa (acoustic guitar) performing Aragao and Costa's Popular Fantasy for Seven Strings Guitar and Orchestra at the Farroupilha Park.