Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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11 Facts About Philadelphia Orchestra
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Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900 by Fritz Scheel, who acted as its first conductor.
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Philadelphia Orchestra started sabotaging the performances and Campanari was obliged to remove himself from a bad situation.
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Philadelphia Orchestra remained as music director until 1980, after which he became Conductor Laureate.
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Philadelphia Orchestra made a number of recordings with the orchestra of music of Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner, among other composers, for the EMI label.
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Philadelphia Orchestra returned for a second series of concerts in December 2009.
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The Philadelphia was the first American orchestra to make a digital recording of the complete Beethoven symphonies on compact disc, and the first major orchestra to give a live cybercast of a concert on the internet .
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In other firsts, the Philadelphia Orchestra made diplomatic history in 1973 when it became the first American orchestra to tour the People's Republic of China, performing in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
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Philadelphia Orchestra was known for its special relationship with the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff due primarily to Stokowski's championship.
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In 1968, Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra returned to RCA Victor and made their first digital recording, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, for the label in 1979.
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In May 2005, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced a three-year recording partnership with the Finnish label Ondine, the Orchestra's first recording contract in 10 years.
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