In 1998 the Orchestra will make its first visit to Salzburg as part of the Salzburg Festival. The Orchestra has an extensive recording repertoire including symphonies by Brahms and Shostakovich, conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and many notable recordings with Sir john Barbirolli and James Loughran, which have been re-issued on compact disc. In July 1993 the Orchestra recorded John Adam's El Dorado , its first recording with Kent Nagano, released in November 1996 on Nonesuch. All three recordings are on the Erato label. Programme was established in 1989 and has now grown to the point where it generates over 40 projects a year.
Income generated by the scheme is used to further enhance the artistic work of the Orchestra.