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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

[b]Estonian National Symphony Orchestra[/b] (known as [b]Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester[/b] or [b]ERSO[/b] in Estonian) is the longest continually operating professional orchestra of its kind in the country. The orchestra's history dates back to 1926 and, like that of many other world orchestras, is connected to the birth of national broadcasting. For many years, the Orchestra had word [b]Radio[/b] in the name, but it was changed to 'State' (or 'National') in 1975. For individual groups in the Orchestra, use: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet: [a=Eesti Riikliku Sümfooniaorkestri Puhkpillikvintett] Estonian National Symphony Orchestra String Quartet: [a=Eesti Riikliku Sümfooniaorkestri Keelpillikvartett] Estonian National Symphony Orchestra String Group: [a=ENSV Riikliku Sümfooniaorkestri Keelpillirühm] Principal conductors: 1939–1944 [a=Olav Roots] 1944–1950 [a=Paul Karp] 1950–1963 [a=Roman Matsov] 1963–1979 [a=Neeme Järvi] 1980–1990 [a=Peeter Lilje] 1990–1991 [a=Arvo Volmer] 1991–1993 [a=Leo Krämer] 1993–2001 [a=Arvo Volmer] 2001–2010 [a=Nikolai Aleksejev] 2010– . . . . [a=Neeme Järvi]