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Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig

The Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig (RSO Leipzig) is affiliated to the public broadcaster . It was founded on 6 January 1923 as (or Leipziger Sinfonie-Orchester) with Alfred Szendrei as its first principal conductor, thus being the oldest German radio orchestra. After the German Reunification the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig was renamed to . Chief conductors: Alfred Szendrei (1924–1932) (1931–1933) (1934–1939) Reinhold Merten (1939–1940) Heinrich Schachtebeck (1945) (1946–1948) (1949–1956) (1960–1978) (1978–1985) (1987–1991)