Philadelphia Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra, American symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia. It was founded in 1900 under the direction of Fritz Sheel, who served until 1907. Subsequent conductors were Carl Pohlig (1907–12), Leopold Stokowski (1912–36), Eugene Ormandy (1936–80; director laureate until 1985), Riccardo Muti (1980–92), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1993–2003), and Christoph Eschenbach (2003–08). The orchestra subsequently was led by a chief conductor for several years before the young Canadian Yannick Nézet-Séguin was selected as the director-designate in 2010; he...