Group    From 1931 

BBC Concert Orchestra

Categories: Music / songs

Originally founded as the BBC Theatre Orchestra. It is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale symphony one.

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Golders Green Hippodrome

Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green home of the BBC Concert Orchestra, 1969 - 2...

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