Bratislava Symphony Orchestra

The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (BSO) was created in 2000 by the Spanish conductor David Hernando Rico; among its ranks are some of the city’s finest musicians. Bratislava is internationally renowned by its great musical output which is also greatly influenced by the nearby city of Vienna. Musicians with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra are also members of other orchestras of international renown such as the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, The Orchestra of the National Radio or The Orchestra of Bratislava Opera. Since its creation BSO’s focus has been concerts as well as recordings. To the present date more than 500 recordings have been carried out for various recording labels, film producers and video game companies from all over the world. Among these have been Sony Music, Warner Music, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and many others. Recordings by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra have won many prizes throughout the years; among these have been the Bafta prize and the Goya prize from the Spanish Academy of Film. The orchestra has also worked with famous composers such as Hans Zimmer, Roque Baños, Lorne Balfe, Joan Valent, Brian Tyler and Michel Legrand among many others. In the area of concerts it is worth mentioning its participation in the International Festival of Music, Theater and Dance at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) in July of 2011.