Paris, Orchestre de
Paris, Orchestre de. Fr. sym. orch. founded in 1967 when the Orchestra de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (founded in 1828) was disbanded. First cond. was Munch (1967), succeeded by Karajan (1969), Solti (1971), Barenboim (1976), and Bychkov (1989).
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