The Albany Symphony Orchestra of the upstate New York city of Albany in the U.S. is notable for its strong commitment to contemporary music, rivaled in America perhaps only by the Louisville Orchestra. Yet the Albany Symphony also presents programming of broad mainstream appeal. The orchestra has a substantial recording catalog focused on American music of the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2025, the group released the album Michael Daugherty: Blue Electra; Last Dance at the Surf; To the New World.
The orchestra was founded in 1930 as the People's Orchestra of Albany by conducto...