The
Rio de Janeiro Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1978 by maestro Florentino
Dias.
There are several
options of events, as: Special Concerts (in Concert Halls), Didatic and University
Concerts (in elementary schools and in universities), and Open Air Concerts (with
an ecletic repertoire by composers as Ravel, Gershwim, Strauss, Tom Jobim and
so on), that take place in parks, beaches, and poor communities.
The administration
has a Directory, Deliberative Consil, and a Friends Club, besides honorific distinctions
for Patrons (important ladies and gentlemen) and Honor President.
It is composed by 70 professional musicians and has been directed by invited conductors like Bernard Wahl, Barry Kolman, Ahmed Elsaedi, Filippo Zigante, Fabiano Monica, Alexander Frey, Alvaro Cassuto, Amy Mills and others, with performances of many international soloists, as Katarina Krpan and Renato Francesconi.