The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Edmonton, Alberta. As the professional orchestra of Alberta's creative capital city it presents over 85 concerts a year of symphonic music in all genres, from classical to country. Currently in its 69th season, the orchestra is composed of 56 core professional musicians who perform 42 weeks per season and who play an active role in the musical life of Edmonton and elsewhere as performers, teachers and recording artists. The ESO also performs as the orchestra for Edmonton Opera and Alberta Ballet productions, and its recordings are regularly heard across Canada on CBC Radio 2.
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Frederick Stock
German composer
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
American composer
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Walter Susskind
Czech conductor, composer and pianist
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Procol Harum
British band
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Alan Shulman
American composer and cellist
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Nicolas Flagello
American composer
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William Alwyn
English composer, conductor, and music teacher
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Andrzej Panufnik
Polish composer and conductor
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Charles Groves
British conductor
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Alan Rawsthorne
British composer
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Mats Lidström
Swedish musician
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John Harbison
American composer
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Joly Braga Santos
Portuguese composer
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Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Trevor Pinnock
English harpsichordist and conductor
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Paul Creston
American composer
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Alexander Tcherepnin
American composer