Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

In the early 1950s, the orchestra accrued international acclaim for their recordings of the sound tracks to Quo Vadis and Ben Hur by Miklós Rózsa.[1] In 1993, the orchestra won a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Instrumental Performance for their recording of the original theme song on the soundtrack to Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast.[2] Since 2008, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra has a new rehearsal and concert hall with a seating capacity of 515, the Neuer Musiksaal.During the summer, it also presents an open-air concert series in the Serenadenhof, the southern courtyard of the Congress Hall.[4][5] In February 2022, the orchestra announced the appointment of Jonathan Darlington as its chief conductor, effective with the 2022-2023 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.