| Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Type: | |
| Short Name: | OFM |
| Native Name: | Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Former Name: | Orquesta Ciudad de Málaga (City Orchestra of Málaga) |
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Principal Conductor: | Manuel Hernández-Silva |
| Website: | Malaga Philharmonic |
The Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Spanish; Castilian: Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga|link=no) is a Spanish orchestra based in Málaga. Founded in 1991, the Philharmonic play regularly at the in Málaga. Since 2014, its principal conductor has been Manuel Hernández-Silva.[1]
The Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra gave its inaugural concert on 14 February 1991. It was founded under the name Orquesta Ciudad de Málagaof (City Orchestra of Málaga), an association between the Málaga Town Council and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and responded to the conviction that a city such as Málaga ought to have a symphony orchestra of its own.
Throughout the years it has maintained the commitment to offer the city quality music along with the best conductors and soloists on the national and international scene. In charge of the orchestra, and of the project encompassing it, five principal conductors have left their personal mark: Octav Calleya, Odón Alonso, Alexander Rahbari, Aldo Ceccato and Edmon Colomer. The list of guest conductors contains some highly respected names including: Jesús López Cobos, Philippe Entremont, Juanjo Mena, Sergiu Comissiona, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Antoni Ros-Marbà, Nicholas Milton, Yoav Talmi, to name but a few. Equally, the orchestra has been privileged to receive soloists of great prestige: Alicia de Larrocha, Plácido Domingo, Alfredo Kraus, Joaquín Achúcarro, Pinchas Zukerman, Montserrat Caballé, Ainhoa Arteta, Carlos Álvarez, Stefan Dohr, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Leonidas Kavakos, Nikolaj Znaider, Julian Rachlin, Asier Polo and others.
The Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra expanded its reached beyond seasonal concerts after its 10th anniversary. The orchestra has made a number of CD recordings under the baton of different maestros and from a wide selection of repertories, such as Festival of Ancient Music and Cycle of Contemporary Music. The Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra has also performed at theaters and festivals around Spain, as well as on a number of tours around Europe through countries like Sweden, Greece, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany.