Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra's lyrics & chords

The orchestra was founded as "Orchester des Konzertvereins" ("Orchestra of the Concert Society"). It became the "Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig" ("Radio Symphony Orchestra Leipzig") in 1924 and later adopted its present name.[3] The Orchestra was dissolved during World War II and reunited in 1946 under the tenure of the conductor Hermann Abendroth, later conducted by Herbert Kegel. At the end of the 70s the principal conductors were Wolf-Dieter Hauschild and later by Max Pommer. In 1992 the Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra merged with the Radio ...read more