Famous Orchestras - The world’s finest orchestras : The Orchestre national de France

Original title: Famous Orchestras - Les meilleurs orchestres du monde L'Orchestre national de France

Directed by Magdalena Zięba-Schwind

Founded in 1934, the Orchestre national de France is based at the Maison de la Radio in Paris. Currently conducted by Cristian Macelaru, the orchestra owes a great deal to maestros such as Sergiu Celibidache, Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur and Daniele Gatti.