Tonkünstler Orchestra

Not to be confused with Wiener Tonkünstler-Orchester.

Tonkünstler Orchestra
Orchestra
Tonkünstler Orchestra at Smetanova Litomyšl 2018 festival, with pianist Ivo Kahánek (front)
Native nameTonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Former name
  • N.S. Wiener Tonkünstlerorchester
  • Gausymphonieorchester Niederdonau
  • Landessymphonieorchester Niederösterreich
  • Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester
Founded1907 (1907)
Location
Concert hall
Principal conductorFabien Gabel
Websitewww.tonkuenstler.at/en

The Tonkunstler Orchestra (German: Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, German pronunciation: [ˈtoːnˌkʏnstlɐ ˌɔʁˈkɛstɐ ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstəʀaɪ̯ç] ⓘ) is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna and Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria. The orchestra has its residencies in Vienna and Lower Austria. In Vienna, they perform concerts in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein. As the state orchestra of Lower Austria, Tonkünstler have a second residency in Festspielhaus St. Pölten. From the summer of 2007, the orchestra became the orchestra-in-residence at the international Grafenegg Music Festival.

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