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Cali Philharmonic Orchestra

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Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
Native nameOrquesta Filarmónica de Cali
Short nameOFC
Founded2002
LocationCali, Colombia
Websiteorquestafilarmonicadecali.com

The Cali Philharmonic Orchestra (Spanish: Orquesta Filarmónica de Cali (OFC)) is a Colombian orchestra based in based in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is the only professional orchestra in the southwest of Colombia and the smallest in the country,[1] considered one of the oldest symphonic groups with a long history of more than 80 years and one of the most prestigious symphonic groups together with the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellín.

Since February 2012, the Orchestra is being directed by Irwin Hoffman.[2]

Principal conductors

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  • Antonio María Valencia
  • León J. Simar
  • Luis Carlos Figeroa Sierra
  • Gustavo Yepes
  • Agustin Cullell
  • Dimitri Manolov
  • François Dolmetsch
  • Paul Dury
  • Ricardo Jaramillo
  • Eduardo Carrizosa
  • Irwin Hoffman
  • Adrián Chamorro
  • Jorge Mario Uribe
  • Francesco Belli

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SOS por la Filarmónica: Así es la dura crisis que podría llevar a la orquesta a su desaparición". El País (in Spanish). Cali. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. ^ "Orquesta Filarmónica de Cali tiene nuevo director titular". El País (in Spanish). Cali. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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