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Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra

The history of symphonic music in Iraq goes back in time to the early 1940s. But the official establishment of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra was under the Abdul Kareem Qassim government in 1959.

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Iraqi National Orchestra - Photo by Michael T. Luongo. Source: Wikipedia Commons.

The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra (INSO) (Arabic,فرقة الأوركسترا السمفونية القومية العراقية) is a government funded symphony orchestra in Baghdad. The INSO plays primarily classical European music, as well as original compositions based on Iraqi and Arab instruments and music.

The INSO is currently managed and conducted by Karim Wasfi.

Read their news at the INSO blog.

Watch performances videos and interviews at INSO Youtube channel.

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