This is a non-exhaustive list of symphony orchestras in Europe. For orchestras from other continents, see List of symphony orchestras.
Pan-European orchestras
Chamber Orchestra of Europe European Medical Students' Orchestra and Choir European Union Youth Orchestra Spira Mirabilis Ljubljana International Orchestra
European Union
European Union Baroque Orchestra European Union Youth Orchestra European Union Chamber Orchestra
Austria
Ars Antiqua Austria Bruckner Orchestra Linz Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg Tonkünstler Orchestra Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Das Wiener Kammer Orchester) Vienna Mozart Orchestra (Wiener Mozart Orchester) Vienna Philharmonic (Wiener Philharmoniker) Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Symphony (Wiener Symphoniker) Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester Wiener Jeunesse Orchester (national youth orchestra)
Baltic States
Kremerata Baltica Baltic Sea Philharmonic
Belgium
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra Brussels Philharmonic Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra National Orchestra of Belgium Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra
Bulgaria
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia) Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra Sofia Symphonic Orchestra
Croatia
Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech Republic
Barocco sempre giovane Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Capellen Orchestra City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Czech National Symphony Orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Czech Symphony Orchestra (1994) (ČSO) Film Symphony Orchestra (FISYO), also known as Czech Symphony Orchestra during Live-Concerts Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Moravian Philharmonic Praga Sinfonietta Orchestra Prague Philharmonia (PKF) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR) Prague Symphony Orchestra (FOK/PSO) Suk Chamber Orchestra Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Denmark
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Danish National Chamber Orchestra Danish National Symphony Orchestra Danish Youth Ensemble (national youth orchestra) Odense Symphony Orchestra Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel)
Estonia
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Finland
Professional orchestras
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra ("HKO", Finnish: Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Helsingfors stadsorkester), founded in 1882 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra ("RSO" (eng. "FRSO"), Finnish: Radion sinfoniaorkesteri, Swedish: Radions symfoniorkester), founded in 1927 Tapiola Sinfonietta (Finnish: Tapiola Sinfonietta, Swedish: Tapiola Sinfonietta – Esbo stadsorkester), founded in 1987 Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: Sinfonia Lahti – Lahden kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Sinfonia Lahti – Lahtis stadsorkester) founded in 1910 Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra ("TFO", Finnish: Tampere Filharmonia – Tampereen kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Tampere Filharmonia – Tammerfors stadsorkester) founded in 1930 Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Finnish: Turku Filharmonia – Turun kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Åbo Filharmoniska Orkester – Åbo stadsorkester), founded in 1790 Jyväskylä Sinfonia founded in 1955 Oulu Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: Oulu Sinfonia – Oulun kaupunginorkesteri, Swedish: Oulu Sinfonia – Uleåborgs stadsorkester) founded in 1937 Kymi Sinfonietta (Comprises Kouvola and Kotka City Orchestras) founded in 1999
Chamber orchestras
Avanti! Chamber Orchestra (Finnish: Avanti! Kamariorkesteri, Swedish: Kammarorkester Avanti!), founded in 1983 Lapland Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1972 (Finnish; Lapin kamariorkesteri) Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
University and conservatorio orchestras
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat ("YS", English: Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra, Swedish: Helsingfors Universitets studentorkester), founded in 1747 (1926) The Polytech Orchestra ("PO", Finnish: Polyteknikkojen orkesteri, Swedish: Polyteknikernas orkester), founded in 1922
France
Concerts Colonne (Paris), founded in 1873 Concerts Lamoureux (Paris), founded in 1881 Concerts Pasdeloup (Paris), founded in 1861 Ensemble InterContemporain, founded in 1976 Ensemble La Fenice, founded in 1990 Ensemble Matheus, founded in 1991 Les Musiciens du Louvre (Grenoble), founded in 1982 Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, founded in 1828, disbanded 1967 Orchestre de Paris, founded in 1967 Orchestre des Champs-Élysées (Poitiers), founded in 1991 Orchestre Français des Jeunes (national youth orchestra) Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, founded in 1974 Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, founded in 1974 Orchestre National de France, founded in 1934 Orchestre National de Lille, founded in 1976 Orchestre National de Lyon, founded in 1905 Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, founded in 1971 Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, founded c.1932 Orchestra of the National Opera of Lorraine (Nancy), founded in 1884 Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, founded in 1984 Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, 1937 Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, founded in 1855 Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse, founded in 1975 Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier, founded in 2001 Rouen Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1998
Germany National youth orchestras: Bundesjugendorchester Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
A–M
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Akademische Orchestervereinigung Badische Staatskapelle Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Bamberger Symphoniker) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) Bavarian State Orchestra (Bayerisches Staatsorchester) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic (Berliner Philharmoniker) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin) (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) Berliner Symphoniker Bochumer Symphoniker Detmold Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Dortmunder Philharmoniker Dresden Philharmonic (Dresdner Philharmonie) Duisburg Philharmonic (Duisburger Philharmoniker) Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester (Frankfurt Opera) Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester) Freiburger Barockorchester Gürzenich-Orchester Köln Hamburger Symphoniker Hannoversche Hofkapelle Hofer Symphoniker hr-Sinfonieorchester Jenaer Philharmonie Klassische Philharmonie Bonn Konzerthausorchester Berlin (formerly Berlin Symphony Orchestra) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) Mahler Chamber Orchestra MDR Symphony Orchestra Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Münchner Rundfunkorchester Munich Philharmonic (Münchner Philharmoniker)
N–Z
NDR Radiophilharmonie (Hannover) NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (Hamburg Elbphilharmonie) Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt (Offenbach am Main) Neue Philharmonie Westfalen Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Nuremberg Symphony (Nürnberger Symphoniker) Philharmonia Hungarica, founded by Hungarian exiles, disbanded 2001 Philharmonie Festiva Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz Reuss Chamber Orchestra Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra Staatskapelle Berlin Staatskapelle Dresden (Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) Staatskapelle Halle Staatskapelle Weimar Staatsorchester Braunschweig (State Orchestra Brunswik) Staatsorchester Stuttgart Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra SWR Symphonieorchester Sinfonie Orchester Schöneberg WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Greece
Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (national youth orchestra) Philharmonic Society of Corfu (Orchestra)
Hungary
Budapest Festival Orchestra Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra Hungarian National Philharmonic Philharmonia Hungarica, founded by Hungarian exiles, based in Germany; dissolved in 2001 Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Iceland
Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands)
Ireland
National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland) RTÉ Concert Orchestra Irish Chamber Orchestra Hibernian Orchestra Camerata Ireland Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra Dublin Orchestral Players University College Dublin Symphony Orchestra Trinity College Orchestra
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland (national youth orchestra) Dublin Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Cork Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Galway Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Mayo Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Kilkenny Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Roscommon County Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Carlow Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Athlone Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra) Young Dublin Symphonia (youth orchestra) ConCorda Chamber Ensemble (youth orchestra) Coole Music Youth Orchestra (youth orchestra)
Italy
Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome Camerata de' Bardi, academic orchestra, Pavia I Musici, Rome I Solisti Veneti, Padua Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio Orchestra Filarmonica della Fenice, Venice Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (national youth orchestra) Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali, Milan Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Milan Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Turin Orchestra Mozart, founded by Claudio Abbado in Bologna Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta, directed by Ennio Morricone Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Rome RCA Italiana Orchestra Rondò Veneziano, Venice Teatro San Carlo Orchestra, Naples Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra, Genova Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Orchestra, Rome Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra, Bari Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra, Bologna Venice Baroque Orchestra
Latvia
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
Lithuania
Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra Luxembourg Sinfonietta
Malta
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
Moldova
Moldovan National Youth Orchestra (national youth orchestra)
Monaco
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Montenegro
Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra • Gradska Muzika Kotor 1842
The Netherlands
National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (national youth orchestra) Holland Symfonia Metropole Orchestra Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra Netherlands Symphony Orchestra North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century Residentie Orchestra Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symfonisch Blaasorkest ATH
Norway
Ungdomssymfonikerne (national youth orchestra) Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Norwegian Radio Orchestra Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Oslo Sinfonietta Stavanger Symphony Orchestra Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Poland
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra (national youth orchestra) Pomeranian Philharmonic (Bydgoszcz) Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra (Kraków) Łódź Philharmonic (Łódź) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Warsaw) Polish Baltic Philharmonic (Gdańsk) Poznań Philharmonic (Poznań) National Forum of Music Symphony Orchestra (Wrocław)