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Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt

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The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra is affiliated to the Hesse Broadcasting Company (Hessischer Rundfunk) and carried the name "Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt" from 11 July 1971 until 2005, when it was renamed to hr-Sinfonieorchester. Before 1971 it was called [a617406].

It was founded in 1929 as "Frankfurter Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester" with Hans Rosbaud as its first principal conductor.

Principal conductors between 1971 and 2005:
Dean Dixon (1961–1974)
Eliahu Inbal (1974–1990)
[a1066357] (1990–1997)
Hugh Wolff (1997–2006)

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