![]() ![]() The orchestra hit a rough patch in the early '60s under the leadership of Beecham's widow Kempe departed (and then returned), and the orchestra temporarily lost the right to use the "royal" designation. ![]() Rudolf Kempe became principal conductor upon Beecham's death in 1961. in 1950, becoming the first English orchestra to do so since 1912. The new orchestra prospered, beginning a long summer residency at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1948 and touring the U.S. The RPO's broad contemporary appeal, which has included appearances with popular music stars and on film, television, and video game soundtracks, would have been lauded by its founder and first conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, who set up the RPO in 1946 and helped lead a vital revival in the U.K.'s orchestral life after World War II. The RPO incorporates the pops-oriented Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the avant-garde Sharp Edge group, and RPO Resound, a community and educational outreach program. With a wide reach across Britain, in addition to its regular concerts in London's Cadogan Hall, including concerts in places where access to orchestral music is limited, the RPO can lay claim to the title of Britain's national orchestra. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has held a prominent place in British music-making for more than seven decades.
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