Community of Madrid Orchestra

Founded in 1987, the Community of Madrid Orchestra is the official orchestra of the Community of Madrid.{{cite web | author= | title=Revista del Arte:Programación de la Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid | url=http://www.revistadearte.com/2006/03/10/programacion-de-la-orquesta-y-coro-de-la-comunidad-de-madrid/| publisher=Logopress | date= 10 March 2006| accessdate=7 August 2009}} The activity of the Orchestra changed in 1998, when it became the tenured orchestra of the Teatro de la Zarzuela and alternated its appearances between the pit and the stage.{{cite web| title=Teatro de la Zarzuela: Orquesta| url=http://teatrodelazarzuela.mcu.es/teatro/orquesta.asp| publisher=Logopress| accessdate=7 August 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214011631/http://teatrodelazarzuela.mcu.es/teatro/orquesta.asp| archive-date=14 December 2009| url-status=dead}}

Miguel Groba was the first principal conductor and artistic director of the orchestra, from 1987 to 2000. José Ramón Encinar succeeded Groba and held the posts from 2000 to 2013. Víctor Pablo Pérez served in the posts from 2013 to 2021. The first female conductor to hold the posts was Marzena Diakun,{{cite press release | url=https://www.fundacionorcam.org/marzena-diakun-nueva-directora-artistica-y-titular-de-la-orcam/ | title=Marzena Diakun será la próxima directora artística y titular de la Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (ORCAM) | publisher=Fundación ORCAM | date=17 December 2020 | accessdate=2025-03-17}} from 2021 to 2024. In January 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of Alondra de la Parra as its next principal conductor and artistic director, the second female conductor to hold the posts, effective with the 2024-2025 season.{{cite press release | url=https://www.comunidad.madrid/noticias/2024/01/31/comunidad-madrid-designa-alondra-parra-nueva-direccion-orcam-su-amplia-experiencia-internacional-conexion-publico | title=La Comunidad de Madrid designa a Alondra de la Parra la nueva dirección de la ORCAM por su amplia experiencia internacional y conexión con el público | publisher=La Comunidad de Madrid | date=31 January 2024 | accessdate=2025-03-17}}

• Miguel Groba (1987–2000)
• José Ramón Encinar (2000–2013)
• Víctor Pablo Pérez (2013–2021)
• Marzena Diakun (2021–2024)
• Alondra de la Parra (2024–present)

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• Teatro de la Zarzuela
• Madrid Symphony Orchestra
• Spanish National Orchestra
• Queen Sofía Chamber Orchestra
• RTVE Symphony Orchestra
• Teatro Real
• National Auditorium of Music
• Teatro Monumental
• Joven Orquesta Nacional de España
• Zarzuela

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• [https://orquestaycoro.fundacionorcam.org/or questa-de-la-comunidad-de-madrid/ Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid Spanish-language page]
• [https://www.fundacionorcam.org/orquesta/ Fundación ORCAM Spanish-language page on the orchestra]

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Category:Orchestras in Madrid

Category:Musical groups established in 1987

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Category:1987 establishments in Spain

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