Aalborg Symphony Orchestra ( da, Aalborg Symfoniorkester) is a symphony orchestra in Aalborg, Denmark. Founded in 1943, it consists of 65 musicians. Based in central Aalborg, it performs concerts at the Musikkens Hus. The orchestra has the status of a regional orchestra of

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

. It often performs with the Danish National Opera and at the

Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first s ...

. Each season, the orchestra gives a series of symphony concerts with soloists and conductors from around the world. The orchestra has recorded several albums of classical music, including works by

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...

and Richard Wagner. Aalborg Symphony Orchestra is a co-organizer of the Aalborg Opera Festival, an annual cultural event.

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