Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester

[i]For the royal Danish symphony orchestra, see [a=Det Kongelige Kapel].[/i]
[b]Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester[/b], often referred to as [b]Radiosymfoniorkestret[/b], was the name from 1959 to 1996 of the symphony orchestra of [l=Danmarks Radio], the Danish national broadcasting corporation. The orchestra is also officially the national orchestra of Denmark, which is apparent in its official English name, [b]The Danish National Symphony Orchestra[/b].

It was the largest orchestra in Scandinavia with a permanent residency at [l= Radiohusets Koncertsal]. The first permanent conductor in this period was [a=Thomas Jensen] (1957-63). The first conductor to be appointed with the formal title of principal conductor was [a=Herbert Blomstedt] (1967 to 1977), followed by – after an interregnum of 9 years – [a=Lamberto Gardelli] (1986-88). Under his leadership the orchestra was extended to the current size of 99 musicians. Next principal conductors were [a=Leif Segerstam] (1988-95) and [a=Ulf Schirmer] (1995-98).

The name of the orchestra has evolved over time as follows:
- From 1925 to mid-1930's: [a=Statsradiofoniens Orkester]
- From mid-1930's to 1959: [a=Statsradiofoniens Symfoniorkester]
- From 1959 to 1996: Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester
- From 1996 to 2008: [a=DR Radiosymfoniorkestret]
- Since 2008: [a=DR SymfoniOrkestret]