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The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana ( es, Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana), is an
orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
based in
Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
,
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and the resident orchestra of Valencia’s
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History

The Orchestra was created in 2006 to be the orchestra of the new opera house, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. The first music director of the orchestra was the French-born American conductor Lorin Maazel. He was succeeded in 2011 by
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Festival of the Mediterranean

Each year the conductor
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directs this festival which includes several opera programs, concerts and recitals.


See also

* Valencia Orchestra * Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana


References


External links


Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana - Official website
Spanish orchestras Symphony orchestras Musical groups established in 2006 Culture in Valencia {{Orchestra-stub