# List of symphony orchestras

This is a list of symphony orchestras that includes orchestras with established notability. The orchestras of Europe have a separate list. A list of youth orchestras can be found at List of youth orchestras.

## Africa
### Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste

### Egypt

* Cairo Symphony Orchestra

### Ghana

* National Symphony Orchestra Ghana
* Pan-African Orchestra

### Kenya

* Nairobi Orchestra
* Kenya National Youth Orchestra
* Safaricom Youth Orchestra
* Kenya Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra

### Morocco

* Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra

### South Africa

* Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
* Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
* Johannesburg Youth Orchestra
* KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
* South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation
* Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra

### Tunisia

* Tunisian Symphony Orchestra

## North America and the Caribbean
### Canada

* Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
* CBC Radio Orchestra
* Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
* Esprit Orchestra
* Georgian Bay Symphony
* Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
* I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra
* Kanata Symphony Orchestra
* Kingston Symphony
* Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony (defunct since September 2023)
* Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
* Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal)
* Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal)
* National Arts Centre Orchestra
* Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
* Oakville Symphony Orchestra
* Orchestra London Canada
* Orchestre de la Francophonie
* Orchestre Métropolitain
* Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (Quebec Symphony Orchestra)
* Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
* Prince George Symphony Orchestra
* Regina Symphony Orchestra
* Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
* Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
* Sault Symphony Orchestra
* Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke)
* Symphony New Brunswick
* Symphony Nova Scotia
* Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
* Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
* Toronto Symphony Orchestra
* Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
* Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
* Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
* Victoria Symphony
* Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
* Windsor Symphony Orchestra

### Cuba

* National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba

### Mexico

* Orquesta de Baja California
* Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco (Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra)
* Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra (Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México)
* Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro
* Xalapa Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa)
* Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
* Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
* National Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional)

### Puerto Rico

* Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico)

### Trinidad and Tobago

* St Augustine Chamber Orchestra

### United States
## South and Central America

* The Orchestra of the Americas

### Argentina

* Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
* Buenos Aires Philharmonic
* Juan de Dios Filiberto National Orchestra of Argentine Music
* Olavarria Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Olavarría)

### Bolivia

* Oruro Symphony Orchestra

### Brazil

* Amazonas Philharmonic
* Brazilian Symphony Orchestra
* Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra
* São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
* São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra

### Colombia

* Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra
* Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
* National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia

### Peru

* National Symphony Orchestra

### Venezuela

* Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra
* Mérida State Symphony Orchestra
* Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
* Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

## Asia
### Pan-Asia

* Asian Youth Orchestra
* Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
* West–Eastern Divan Orchestra

### Armenia

* Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
* Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra

### Azerbaijan

* Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra
* Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments
* Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra

### Cambodia

* Angkor National Youth Orchestra

### China

* Beijing Symphony Orchestra
* Central Philharmonic Orchestra
* China National Symphony Orchestra
* China NCPA Orchestra
* China Philharmonic Orchestra
* Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
* Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
* Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
* Harbin Symphony Orchestra
* National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra
* Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
* Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
* Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra
* Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
* Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
* Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
* Sichuan Symphony Orchestra
* Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra

### Hong Kong

* City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
* Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
* Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
* Hong Kong Festival Orchestra
* Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
* Hong Kong Sinfonietta
* Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong

### India

* India National Youth Orchestra
* Symphony Orchestra of India
* Calcutta Chamber Orchestra

### Indonesia

* The Jakarta Symphony

### Iran

* National Orchestra
* Tehran Symphony Orchestra
* Iranian Orchestra for New Music
* Melal Orchestra

### Israel

* Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
* Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
* Rishon LeZion Orchestra (see also Rishon LeZion Orchestra on the Hebrew WP)

### Japan

* Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
* Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra
* Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
* Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
* Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
* New Japan Philharmonic
* NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
* Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
* Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
* Saito Kinen Orchestra
* Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
* Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
* Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
* Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
* Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

### Lebanon

* Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra

### Macau

* Macao Orchestra

### Malaysia

* Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
* Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
* KLPac Orchestra
* Penang Philharmonic Orchestra

### Mongolia

* Mongolian Symphony Orchestra

### Myanmar

* Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra

### North Korea

* State Symphony Orchestra of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

### Philippines

* ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
* De La Salle Zobel Symphony Orchestra
* Manila Symphony Orchestra
* Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
* Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
* San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra

### Qatar

* Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra

### Russia

* Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
* Moscow Chamber Orchestra
* Moscow City Symphony
* Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
* Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
* Moscow Symphony Orchestra
* Moscow Virtuosi
* Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra
* National Philharmonic of Russia
* Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra
* Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
* Persimfans
* Russian National Orchestra
* Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
* Sochi Symphony Orchestra
* Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
* Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
* State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation
* State Symphony Capella of Russia
* State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
* Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
* Ural Philharmonic Orchestra

### Singapore

* Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra
* Orchestra of the Music Makers
* Singapore Symphony Orchestra
* Singapore National Youth Orchestra

### South Korea

* Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
* KBS Symphony Orchestra
* Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

### Sri Lanka

* Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka

### Syria

* Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music
* Syrian National Symphony Orchestra

### Taiwan

* Chamber Philharmonic Taipei
* Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra
* Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
* Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
* National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan
* National Symphony Orchestra (also known as Taiwan Philharmonic)
* National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
* Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra
* Taipei Chinese Orchestra
* Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra
* Taipei Symphony Orchestra

### Turkmenistan

* State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan

### Thailand

* Siam Philharmonic Orchestra
* Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
* Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra

### United Arab Emirates

* UAE Philharmonic Orchestra (previously known as Dubai Philharmonic Orchestra)

### Vietnam

* Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra

## Oceania
### Australia

* Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
* Adelaide Youth Orchestra
* Australian Chamber Orchestra
* Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
* Australian Youth Orchestra
* Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
* Canberra Symphony Orchestra
* Canberra Youth Orchestra
* Darwin Symphony Orchestra
* Eminence Symphony Orchestra
* Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
* Orchestra Victoria
* Queensland Symphony Orchestra
* Queensland Youth Orchestras
* RMIT Symphonic Orchestra
* SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra
* Sydney Symphony Orchestra
* Sydney University Symphony Orchestra
* Sydney Youth Orchestra
* Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
* Western Australian Charity Orchestra
* West Australian Symphony Orchestra

### New Zealand

* Auckland Symphony Orchestra
* Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
* Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
* New Zealand Symphony Orchestra