RTVE Symphony Orchestra

The RTVE Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española), also known as the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra is a Spanish radio orchestra servicing RTVE, the Spanish national broadcasting network. The Orchestra is based at the Teatro Monumental in Madrid, Spain.

History
The orchestra was established in February 1965, with the purpose of serving both the national Radio and Television networks of Spain, as well as the Festivales de España. Its first concert occurred on 27 May 1965, conducted by Igor Markevich, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The orchestra's first concert in Barcelona took place on 8 June 1965. At the beginning of the orchestra's history, Antoni Ros-Marbà and Enrique García Asensio served as co-principal conductors of the orchestra, from 1965 to 1967. Ros-Marbà stood down from his post in 1967. In 1968, Odón Alonso subsequently became co-principal conductor alongside Enrique García Asensio. Both conductors remained in the posts until 1984.

The orchestra's current principal conductor is Christoph König, as of the 2023-2024 season. In March 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of Thomas Dausgaard as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2024-2025 season.

Principal conductors

 * Antoni Ros-Marbà (1965–1967)
 * Enrique García Asensio (1965–1984)
 * Odón Alonso (1968–1984)
 * Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (1984–1987)
 * Arpad Joó (1988–1990)
 * Sergiu Comissiona (1990–1998)
 * Enrique García Asensio (1998–2001)
 * Adrian Leaper (2001–2010)
 * Carlos Kalmar (2011–2016)
 * Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (2016–2019)
 * Pablo González (2019–2023)
 * Christoph König (2023–present)

Principal guest conductors (partial list)

 * Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez
 * Antoni Ros-Marbà (1988–1991)
 * David Shallon (1997–1999)