The famous Hallé symphony orchestra was founded and is based in which city?
Salford Symphony Orchestra Salford Symphony Orchestra The Salford Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is one of the major amateur orchestras in North West England. It is also one of the oldest, celebrating its 60th year in 2007. It is based at Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. The late Joseph Needham founded Salford Symphony Orchestra in 1947. He was a protégé of Sir Henry Wood, on whose recommendation he came to Salford, where he was appointed director of music for Salford City Police Band. Eventually, with the help of freelance professional string players, he formed Salford Symphony Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli was the orchestra’s President for
Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra, also known as Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (KCSO or KSO; ) is a Taiwanese orchestra based in Kaohsiung. It is also the only professional orchestra in Southern Taiwan. The orchestra was owned and ran by the city government until its privatization in 2009. The orchestra was originally founded in 1981 as Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra. In 1991, it was renamed as Kaohsiung City Experimental Symphony Orchestra. In 2000, it was again renamed as Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra. In April 2009, the orchestra was merged with Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra by Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu to