List of symphony orchestras

This is a list of symphony orchestras that includes orchestras with established notability. The orchestras of Europe have a separate list. A list of youth orchestras can be found at List of youth orchestras.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

 * Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste

Egypt

 * Cairo Symphony Orchestra

Ghana

 * National Symphony Orchestra Ghana
 * Pan-African Orchestra

Kenya

 * Nairobi Orchestra
 * Kenya National Youth Orchestra
 * Safaricom Youth Orchestra
 * Kenya Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra

Morocco

 * Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra

South Africa

 * Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Johannesburg Youth Orchestra
 * KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
 * South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation

Tunisia

 * Tunisian Symphony Orchestra

Canada

 * Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
 * CBC Radio Orchestra
 * Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
 * Esprit Orchestra
 * Georgian Bay Symphony
 * Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
 * I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra
 * Kanata Symphony Orchestra
 * Kingston Symphony
 * Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony (defunct since September 2023)
 * Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
 * Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal)
 * Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal)
 * National Arts Centre Orchestra
 * Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
 * Oakville Symphony Orchestra
 * Orchestra London Canada
 * Orchestre de la Francophonie
 * Orchestre Métropolitain
 * Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (Quebec Symphony Orchestra)
 * Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
 * Prince George Symphony Orchestra
 * Regina Symphony Orchestra
 * Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
 * Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
 * Sault Symphony Orchestra
 * Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke)
 * Symphony New Brunswick
 * Symphony Nova Scotia
 * Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
 * Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
 * Toronto Symphony Orchestra
 * Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
 * Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
 * Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
 * Victoria Symphony
 * Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
 * Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Cuba

 * National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba

Mexico

 * Orquesta de Baja California
 * Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco (Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra)
 * Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra (Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México)
 * Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro
 * Xalapa Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa)
 * Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
 * Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
 * National Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional)

Puerto Rico

 * Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico)

Trinidad and Tobago

 * St Augustine Chamber Orchestra

South and Central America

 * The Orchestra of the Americas

Argentina

 * Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
 * Buenos Aires Philharmonic
 * Juan de Dios Filiberto National Orchestra of Argentine Music
 * Olavarria Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Olavarría)

Bolivia

 * Oruro Symphony Orchestra

Brazil

 * Amazonas Philharmonic
 * Brazilian Symphony Orchestra
 * Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra
 * São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
 * São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra

Colombia

 * Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
 * National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia

Peru

 * National Symphony Orchestra

Venezuela

 * Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra
 * Mérida State Symphony Orchestra
 * Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
 * Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

Pan-Asia

 * Asian Youth Orchestra
 * Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
 * West–Eastern Divan Orchestra

Azerbaijan

 * Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra
 * Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments
 * Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra

Cambodia

 * Angkor National Youth Orchestra

China

 * Beijing Symphony Orchestra
 * Central Philharmonic Orchestra
 * China National Symphony Orchestra
 * China NCPA Orchestra
 * China Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
 * Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
 * Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Harbin Symphony Orchestra
 * National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra
 * Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
 * Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
 * Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra
 * Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
 * Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
 * Sichuan Symphony Orchestra
 * Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra

Hong Kong

 * City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
 * Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
 * Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
 * Hong Kong Festival Orchestra
 * Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Hong Kong Sinfonietta
 * Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong

India

 * India National Youth Orchestra
 * Symphony Orchestra of India
 * Calcutta Chamber Orchestra

Indonesia

 * The Jakarta Symphony

Iran

 * National Orchestra
 * Tehran Symphony Orchestra
 * Iranian Orchestra for New Music
 * Melal Orchestra

Israel

 * Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
 * Rishon LeZion Orchestra (see also Rishon LeZion Orchestra on the Hebrew WP)

Japan

 * Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
 * Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra
 * Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
 * New Japan Philharmonic
 * NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
 * Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
 * Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Saito Kinen Orchestra
 * Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
 * Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
 * Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
 * Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

Lebanon

 * Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra

Macau

 * Macao Orchestra

Malaysia

 * Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
 * KLPac Orchestra
 * Penang Philharmonic Orchestra

Mongolia

 * Mongolian Symphony Orchestra

Myanmar

 * Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra

North Korea

 * State Symphony Orchestra of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Philippines

 * ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
 * De La Salle Zobel Symphony Orchestra
 * Manila Symphony Orchestra
 * Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
 * San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra

Qatar

 * Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra

Russia

 * Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
 * Moscow Chamber Orchestra
 * Moscow City Symphony
 * Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
 * Moscow Symphony Orchestra
 * Moscow Virtuosi
 * Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra
 * National Philharmonic of Russia
 * Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra
 * Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
 * Persimfans
 * Russian National Orchestra
 * Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Sochi Symphony Orchestra
 * Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
 * Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
 * State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation
 * State Symphony Capella of Russia
 * State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
 * Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
 * Ural Philharmonic Orchestra

Singapore

 * Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra
 * Orchestra of the Music Makers
 * Singapore Symphony Orchestra
 * Singapore National Youth Orchestra

South Korea

 * Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
 * KBS Symphony Orchestra
 * Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Sri Lanka

 * Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka

Syria

 * Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music
 * Syrian National Symphony Orchestra

Taiwan

 * Chamber Philharmonic Taipei
 * Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
 * Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
 * National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan
 * National Symphony Orchestra (also known as Taiwan Philharmonic)
 * National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
 * Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra
 * Taipei Chinese Orchestra
 * Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Taipei Symphony Orchestra

Turkmenistan

 * State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan

Thailand

 * Siam Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra

United Arab Emirates

 * UAE Philharmonic Orchestra (previously known as Dubai Philharmonic Orchestra)

Vietnam

 * Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra

Australia

 * Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
 * Adelaide Youth Orchestra
 * Australian Chamber Orchestra
 * Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
 * Australian Youth Orchestra
 * Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Canberra Symphony Orchestra
 * Canberra Youth Orchestra
 * Darwin Symphony Orchestra
 * Eminence Symphony Orchestra
 * Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
 * Orchestra Victoria
 * Queensland Symphony Orchestra
 * Queensland Youth Orchestras
 * RMIT Symphonic Orchestra
 * SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra
 * Sydney Symphony Orchestra
 * Sydney University Symphony Orchestra
 * Sydney Youth Orchestra
 * Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
 * Western Australian Charity Orchestra
 * West Australian Symphony Orchestra

New Zealand

 * Auckland Symphony Orchestra
 * Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
 * Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
 * New Zealand Symphony Orchestra