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Profile Frankfurt Radio Symphony

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt), founded in 1929 as one of the first radio symphony orchestras in Germany, can look back on a 95-year history and today successfully masters the challenges of a modern top-ranking orchestra.

Conductors

Music Director Alain Altinoglu

Alain Altinoglu has been Music Director of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt) since 2021 and has since extended his contract until the summer of 2028.

Conductor Laureate Paavo Järvi

Paavo Järvi held the position of Music Director of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester) from 2006 to 2013 and assumed the position of Conductor Laureate at 2013.

Honorary Conductor Eliahu Inbal

Eliahu Inbal was Music Director of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester) for no less than 16 years and since 1996 he has been Honorary Conductor.

Musicians

Frankfurt Radio Symphony The Orchestra Members

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony brings together 110 highly qualified musicians, who decisively shape the artistic profile of the orchestra with their dedicated musical work (web area in German).

Concerts

Month Overview Concert Calender

All concerts chronologically in the month overview (web area in German with English abstracts)

Outlook Concert Highlights

The next Highlights of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony season with exceptional programs and artists (web area in German with English abstracts).

The 2025/26 Season

Overview Concerts 2025/26

Here you will find all concerts in the overview (web area in german with English abstacts)

2025/26 Season A tribute to Ravel, a forest concert and the Armenian soul of Alain Altinoglu

Music Director Alain Altinoglu will start the upcoming season in a spectacular and versatile manner and pay tribute to one of his favorite composers in the rest of the season.

Tickets

2023/24 Season Tickets and Subscription

Buy your tickets for concerts of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony here conveniently online. (web area in German).

Education

Discovery Offers for children and adolescents

All offers of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony for children and adolescents – from the Kita project to the Super-X-Orchestra, from the Junge Konzerte to the Hessen School Tour (web area in German).

Media

Concert Documentations Videos

All current concert videos, livestreams and backstage videos of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Music Recordings CDs

All current CD productions of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (web area in German)

Video Productions DVDs

Also in the field of DVD productions, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony is present with important editions (web area in German).

History

Resonance CD Awards

Many cd productions of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony have received prestigious awards (web area in German).

Contemporary Music Premieres

In its 90-year history, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony commissioned a large number of compositions and premiered numerous important works (web area in German).