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Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
symphony orchestra based in Helsinki, Finland
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Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam
Finnish conductor and composer
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Hannu Lintu
Hannu Lintu
Finnish conductor
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Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Finnish conductor and percussionist
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Finnish conductor
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Paavo Berglund
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Susanna Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki
Finnish conductor and cellist
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Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo
Finnish conductor
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Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula
Finnish conductor and composer
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Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Soile Isokoski
Soile Isokoski
Finnish soprano
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Jussi Jalas
Jussi Jalas
Finnish conductor
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Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
British conductor
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Sauli Zinovjev
Sauli Zinovjev
Finnish composer
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Leevi Madetoja
Leevi Madetoja
Finnish composer
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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scotland's national symphony orchestra based in Glasgow
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Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer of the late Romantic period
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Jorma Hynninen
Jorma Hynninen
Finnish singer
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Werner Janssen
Werner Janssen
American conductor
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Eugene Aynsley Goossens
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
English conductor and composer
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Granville Bantock
Granville Bantock
British composer and conductor
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Lilli Paasikivi
Lilli Paasikivi
Finnish mezzo-soprano
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John Barbirolli
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
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Antonia Brico
Antonia Brico
American conductor
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Igor Markevitch
Igor Markevitch
Ukrainian conductor and composer
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Herbert Blomstedt
Herbert Blomstedt
Swedish conductor
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
British orchestra based in London
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Finnish: Turun Filharmoninen Orkesteri) is a Finnish orchestra based in Turku, Finland. It is the oldest orchestra in Finland, and one of the world's oldest still active orchestras. The Turku Philharmonic is resident at the Turku Concert Hall, the first purpose-built concert hall in Finland, completed in 1952.

The orchestra was founded in 1790 under the name Turun Soitannollinen Seura (Musical Society of Turku). In 1927, the municipality of Turku took ownership of the ensemble, with Tauno Hannikainen as the orchestra's first chief conductor under municipal management. The orchestra roster currently numbers 74 musicians.

Since January 2012, the orchestra's principal conductor is Leif Segerstam. The orchestra's current resident composer is Mikko Heiniö.

The orchestra released its first commercial recording in 1979. It has since recorded commercially for such labels as Ondine, Finlandia, and Naxos Records. With Segerstam, the orchestra has released a series of albums for Naxos of the music of Jean Sibelius. The orchestra began to release monthly streaming videos of selected concerts in September 2016.