Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder)
The Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt or BSOF is a symphony orchestra based in Frankfurt in Germany. It is the orchestra of the state of Brandenburg. Since 2007 its leader has been Howard Griffiths.History
It was founded in 1842 and gave its first public appearance on 1 November that year at the opening of the Frankfurter Stadttheater, performing Albert Lortzing's Zar und Zimmermann. In 1871 the Philharmonischer Verein was founded, organizing three concerts a year as well as choral concerts at the Singakademie, before dissolving itself in 1895.
The theatre was destroyed during the Second World War and its ensemble and the orchestra both moved to the Musiklandheim, built in 1928-1929 by Otto Bartning - in 1952 it was renamed the Kleist-Theater. Some of the theatre's musicians founded the separate Frankfurter Kulturorchester in 1953, which was renamed the Philharmonische Orchester Frankfurt in 1971. The orchestra made its first appearance at the Choriner Musiksommer in 1973.
