Orchestre National de Lyon

The National Orchestra of Lyons is one of the oldest and most respected orchestras in France. With the implementation of a French government policy establishing a system of national orchestras in the major regions of the country, it has gained a strong international reputation as well. Lyons is an ancient city, founded by the Romans at the confluence of the Rh+¦ne and Sa+¦ne Rivers in southeastern France as the capital of Gaul. For more than the first millennium of the Christian era it was the site of the primate of France. It voted for direct rule of the French crown in 1271...