BBC Symphony Orchestra

symphony orchestra based in London, England, United Kingdom
Organization orchestra Q795630
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BBC Symphony Orchestra

Summary

BBC Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra is located in London[3].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as orchestra[5].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's founder is recorded as Adrian Boult[6].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's home venue is recorded as Barbican Centre[7].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's genre is classical music[8].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra took place at Barbican Centre[9].
  • The location of BBC Symphony Orchestra was Royal Albert Hall[10].
  • The location of BBC Symphony Orchestra was Maida Vale Studios[11].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's Commons category is recorded as BBC Symphony Orchestra[12].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra comprises Jiří Bělohlávek[14].
  • 1930 marks the founding of BBC Symphony Orchestra[15].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's location of formation is recorded as England[16].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's official website is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra[17].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BBC Symphony Orchestra[18].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BBC Symphony Orchestra'}[19].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's start of work period is recorded as 1930[20].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74934'}[21].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76924'}[22].
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+78413'}[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Orchestra[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • Began / founded: 1930[26]

  • Genre(s): classical[27]

  • Community tags: british orchestra, classical, orchestra, symphony orchestra[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5b13c665-88eb-4e80-9a06-218a660fcf6b[29]

Body

Founding

BBC Symphony Orchestra's founder is recorded as Adrian Boult[6]. 1930 marks the founding of it[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as England[16].

Why It Matters

BBC Symphony Orchestra ranks in the top 3% of orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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