Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra
Omani orchestra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra is an Omani orchestra based in Muscat.[2] It was established in 1985 by Sultan Qaboos bin Said within the Royal Guard.[1][3] Consisting solely of Omani nationals,[1][4] foreign musicians were recruited for training.[5] Initially all male, the first female musicians joined in 1988.[5] Since its inaugural concert at the Al-Bustan Palace in 1987, it has performed both domestically and internationally, including in the United Arab Emirates,[6] in Belgium for its first European performance in 2000,[5] for UNESCO in Paris in 2003,[7] at the Young Euro Classic in Berlin in 2007,[2] and at the Berliner Philharmonie in 2024.[2] Since 2010, it has been joined in Oman by a "sister orchestra", the Muscat Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[8]
See also
