Royal Philharmonic Society

gegründet 1813 als "Philharmonic Society" (to give concerts of orchestral and chamber music (incl. vocal ensembles), later broadening to incl. vocal and instr. solos; directors of society recruited orchestra from society members and other players from opera and theater orchestras until 1932 when society hired London Phil. Orch.; name chg 1911-12 season to Royal Philharmonic Society by authority of George V); nicht zu verwechseln mit dem Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, gegründet 1946 von Sir Thomas Beecham