Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Calgary .
It was founded in 1955 by the merger of the Alberta Philharmonic Orchestra and the Calgary Symphony Orchestra, created by Henry Placker shortly before, which was, in fact, a student orchestra of Mount Royal College.
Principal Conductors
- Henry Placker ( 1955 - 1962 )
- Jaimo Toyber ( 1963 - 1967 )
- Jose Iturbi ( 1968 - 1969 )
- Maurice Handford ( 1970 - 1975 )
- Arpad Yoo ( 1977 - 1984 )
- Mario Bernardi ( 1984 - 1995 )
- Hans Graf ( 1995 - 2003 )
- Robert Minchuk (since 2003 )
Links
- Official website
- The History of the Orchestra in the Canadian Encyclopedia
- Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Canada) - specialradio.ru / 09/28/2016