WDR Sinfonie-Orchester Koln

Radio broadcasting began in Cologne in 1926 with the establishment of Reichssender Köln. From 1927 onward it maintained small groups of musicians to use in radio production. In 1947 Allied occupation forces approved the reorganization of German radio broadcasting, which devolved from the centralized control of the Nazi government into a system of regional stations. WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk, meaning western German Radio) was established in Cologne. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln was also established in 1947. It is a full-time symphony orchestra that became the leading orchestr...