NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

German radio orchestra based in Hamburg and affiliated to the public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). It was founded as the Orchester Des NWDR Hamburg (affiliated to Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk) in 1945 and renamed to NDR Sinfonieorchester in 1955/56. Since April 2016 the orchestra is residing at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg under its current name. Chief conductor: • Thomas Hengelbrock (2011 to 2018) • Alan Gilbert (2) (since season 2019/2020)