The RSO was formed in 1969 with a majority of the musicians coming from the “Grosses Orchestra des Österreichischen Rundfunks”, the orchestra of the Austrian broadcasting corporation.
Its 8th conductor -Marin Alsop- took over the position of Chief Conductor in September 2019, as the first ever female conductor in the history of the RSO Vienna.
Her first season began in September 2019 on the orchestra's 50th anniversary.
