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London Symphony Orchestra

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London Symphony Orchestra

Summary

London Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of symphony_orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (792 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • London Symphony Orchestra received the Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement[3].
  • London Symphony Orchestra received the Classic Brit Awards[4].
  • London Symphony Orchestra received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Ensemble)[5].
  • London Symphony Orchestra is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as symphony orchestra[7].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's instance of is recorded as exempt charity[9].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's genre is classical music[10].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's record label is recorded as Decca[11].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's record label is recorded as Philips Records[12].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's record label is recorded as Philips Classics Records[13].
  • The location of London Symphony Orchestra was Barbican Centre[14].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's Commons category is recorded as London Symphony Orchestra[15].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • 1904 marks the founding of London Symphony Orchestra[17].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's location of formation is recorded as England[18].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's official website is recorded as https://lso.co.uk[19].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:London Symphony Orchestra[20].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's director / manager is recorded as Valery Gergiev[21].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'London Symphony Orchestra'}[22].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's start of work period is recorded as 1904[23].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's musical conductor is recorded as Antonio Pappano[24].
  • London Symphony Orchestra's musical conductor is recorded as Valery Gergiev[25].

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: Original Production[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1999[28]

  • Genre(s): classical[29]

  • Community tags: classical, gergiev[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 57fda0ef-a473-401f-bd80-9bec1e9bc791[31]

Body

Founding

1904 marks the founding of London Symphony Orchestra[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as England[18].

Leadership

London Symphony Orchestra's director / manager is recorded as Valery Gergiev[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement[3]; Classic Brit Awards[4], a group of awards[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 2000[34]; and Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Ensemble)[5].

Why It Matters

London Symphony Orchestra ranks in the top 2% of symphony_orchestra entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (792 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did London Symphony Orchestra receive?

Honors received include Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement[3], Classic Brit Awards[4], and Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Ensemble)[5].

Related Entities

Barbican Centre Decca England Hilary Hahn Philips Records Simon Rattle United Kingdom Valery Gergiev

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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