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26-484: The SCO was formed in 1974, with Roderick Brydon as its first Principal Conductor, from 1974 to 1983. The founding leader of the SCO was John Tunnell, and by 1977 he had been joined by Carolyn Sparey as principal viola, and Haflidi Halgrimsson as principal cello. With Michael Storrs managing the orchestra for much of its first decade, the schedule, which for a while included work as the orchestra for Scottish Opera , offered

52-603: A full diary of concert performances, recordings and touring. In 1978 there was a tour to Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as the first of two summers as orchestra in residence for the festival in Aix-en-Provence . A year later a tour of the Scottish Highlands and islands was the first of its kind ever to take place on the islands of the West coast of Scotland , and was followed by the official opening by Queen Elizabeth II of

78-704: A joint venture with Netherlands-based Philips to create the DGG/PPI Record Group, which became PolyGram Records in 1972. By this time, DGG had built a reputation for high-quality recording in the classical field as well as a notable roster of contracted singers, musicians, and conductors. Through its subsidiary label Archiv Produktion it also stimulated interest in Western medieval and renaissance music, 15th – 16th century choral polyphony, Gregorian chant , and pioneering use of "historical instruments" and performance practices in recordings. DGG/ Polydor 's entrance into

104-471: A number of labels, including Deutsche Grammophon and Hyperion . It has a recording partnership with the Glasgow-based record company, Linn Records , with whom it has recorded 12 albums, including several recordings of Mozart symphonies conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras and an album of Berlioz conducted by Ticciati. Past SCO chief executives have included Roy McEwan-Brown. In April 2016, the SCO announced

130-590: Is now the SCO's Conductor Emeritus. Sir Charles Mackerras held the position of Conductor Laureate until his death in 2010. The Estonian conductor Olari Elts served as the SCO's Principal Guest Conductor from October 2007 to September 2010. Robin Ticciati was principal conductor from 2009 through 2018. with an initial contract of 3 years. Emmanuel Krivine became the SCO's principal guest conductor in September 2015. In March 2018, Maxim Emelyanychev first guest-conducted

156-491: Is the world's oldest surviving established record company. Presidents of the company are Frank Briegmann, Chairman and CEO Central Europe of Universal Music Group and Clemens Trautmann. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft was founded in 1898 by German-born United States citizen Emile Berliner as the German branch of his Berliner Gramophone Company. Berliner sent his nephew Joseph Sanders from America to set up operations. Based in

182-779: The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra . She started composing after leaving the BBCSSO. In December 1981, Sparey performed Bruckner's String Quintet on the viola with the Fitwilliam Quartet in London. In 1984, Sparey played with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall , Orkney as part of two St. Magnus Festival concerts under the conductor, Jerzy Maksymiuk. Sparey played viola on

208-471: The Berlin Philharmonic for sale in the new medium in 1983, the first recording being Richard Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie . Deutsche Grammophon has a huge back catalogue of notable recordings. The company was reissuing a portion of it in its Originals series; compact disc releases are noted for their vinyl record stylized design. It is also releasing some of American Decca Records ' albums from

234-666: The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh on July 6. A highlight of the year 1980 was a BBC TV recording with Raymond Leppard of all six Brandenburg Concertos and over the next couple of years the relentless schedule continued with concerts in Barcelona, a residency in the Scottish Highlands, performances at the St. Magnus Festival in Orkney , a recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with violinist Jaimie Laredo , tours of

260-589: The 1940s and 1950s, such as those that Leonard Bernstein made for Decca in 1953, and the classic Christmas album that features Ronald Colman 's starring in A Christmas Carol and Charles Laughton 's narrating Mr. Pickwick's Christmas . Along with the American Decca Records classical music catalogue, Deutsche Grammophon also manages the classical music catalogue of ABC Records , including Westminster Records which, along with American Decca, were part of MCA Records . Although Deutsche Grammophon acquired

286-588: The BBC SSO. Carolyn and her brother were born to amateur musician parents and raised in a Christian household. During the war her parents home and father's dental practice were destroyed during the London bombing raids and they decided to settle in Keswick , Lake District . "As a child I was very much in love with Jesus; at the age of eight I enjoyed writing ‘sermons’ and psalms, and arranging services in my bedroom to which

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312-590: The Christians. In June 1992 Carolyn converted to Bahá’ísm. Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon ( German: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ɡʁamoˈfoːn] ; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram . Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain , it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of labels in 1999. Deutsche Grammophon

338-745: The Mozart Sinfonia Concertante as house soloist. In 1986, Sparey played rebec at the Burrell Collection as part of a programme of mid-15th century music of the Burgundian court. In 1991 Sparey was invited to take up a position with the BBC orchestra in Glasgow , where she moved back to Scotland with her family after living in Durham. Aside from music, Sparey is the author of 6 published books. With

364-522: The SCO, as an emergency substitute for Ticciati. Based on this appearance, in May 2018, the SCO announced the appointment of Emelyanychev as its sixth principal conductor, effective with the 2019-2020 season. In November 2019, the SCO announced the extension of Emelyanychev's contract as principal conductor through 2025. In April 2023, the SCO announced an additional extension of Emelyanychev's contract as principal conductor through "at least 2028". In 2023 members of

390-616: The UK and Europe with mezzo soprano Teresa Berganza , concerts with the Polish conductor, Jerzy Maksymiuk , and an introduction to the up and coming young English conductor, Simon Rattle in a concert involving the American opera singer, Jessye Norman . Other principal conductors have included Jukka-Pekka Saraste (1987–1991) and Ivor Bolton (1994–1996). The American violinist and conductor Joseph Swensen served as Principal Conductor from 1996 to 2005, and

416-770: The US market in 1969 (DGG had previous been distributed in the US by Decca and MGM Records ) came at a time when the leading US classical music labels RCA Victor Red Seal and Columbia Masterworks were dropping most of their unlucrative classical artists and pressing inferior quality records. DGG's high quality recordings and pressings attracted artists such as Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra (who had recorded for RCA Victor since 1935) and Leonard Bernstein (after several years with Columbia) to DGG/Polydor. In 1987, Siemens sold off its interest in PolyGram, and Philips became

442-825: The appointment of Gavin Reid as its current chief executive, effective 29 August 2016. Carolyn Sparey Carolyn Sparey Fox (born 1 January 1960) is a Scottish violinist, composer and author. She played at the London Sinfonietta , the Academy of St Martins in the Field , the English Chamber Orchestra , and as principal violist at the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the BBC SSO . She started composing after leaving

468-640: The city of Hanover (the founder's birthplace), the company became a fully owned subsidiary of the Gramophone Company Ltd. in 1900 and an affiliate of the US Victor Talking Machine Company . After the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the company seceded from the Gramophone Company. Though no longer affiliated with Gramophone Company and Victor, Deutsche Grammophon retained the " His Master's Voice " trademark featuring Nipper

494-442: The crown of tulips, designed by Siemens advertising consultant Hans Domizlaff. The distinctive yellow cartouche banner, occupying almost a third of each recording's cover, first appeared in 1957 and was a staple of the majority of its full-price recordings until the early years of the 21st century, when it all but disappeared from new releases. It has since enjoyed something of a revival in newer recordings. In 1962, Siemens formed

520-599: The dog for use in Germany until the late 1940s; for several years following its secession, the company even continued selling recordings made from pre-war matrices owned by the Gramophone Company and Victor. In 1941, Deutsche Grammophon was purchased by Siemens & Halske . In 1949, Deutsche Grammophon sold the German rights of the His Master's Voice trademark to the Electrola unit of EMI . The dog and gramophone were replaced by

546-459: The majority shareholder. In 1998, the Seagram company of Canada purchased Deutsche Grammophon and PolyGram on behalf of its Universal Music Group subsidiary. Since then, UMG was sold and became a division of Vivendi until its IPO in September 2021. Deutsche Grammophon pioneered the introduction of the compact disc to the mass market, debuting classical music performed by Herbert von Karajan and

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572-635: The members of my family, and any passing visitor, were invited." Sparey went to Keswick Grammar School and studied at Royal Academy of Music . Sparey played at the London Sinfonietta, the Academy of St Martins in the Field, the English Chamber Orchestra. In the mid nineteen seventies Carolyn was invited to become principal viola with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , based in Edinburgh and

598-514: The most recent of these books being illustrated children's books; Little Acorn (2021), Abdu'l-Bahá's Little Brown Cat (2021), and Leili and the Blue Balloon (2023). Previously, Sparey has written on Bahá’ísm and published the letters and diaries of her parents. Sparey has a son with her first husband Rob Gillies. She has been married to Jeremy Fox since 2000, who wrote a study of the Letter to

624-1002: The orchestra were selected to play at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla . The SCO's work in contemporary music has included collaborations with Gordon Crosse, John McLeod, and Peter Maxwell Davies , notably the series of Strathclyde Concertos . Einojuhani Rautavaara 's Autumn Gardens received its world premiere with the SCO in 1999. The SCO premiered Sally Beamish 's Concerto for Orchestra ( Sangsters ) in November 2002. The SCO has commissioned over 100 new works, from composers including Peter Maxwell Davies (the SCO's Composer Laureate), Mark-Anthony Turnage , Judith Weir , Sally Beamish, Karin Rehnqvist , Lyell Cresswell , James MacMillan , Hafliði Hallgrímsson , Einojuhani Rautavaara, Stuart MacRae , Edward Harper and Martin Suckling (appointed SCO Associate Composer in 2013). The SCO has recorded for

650-539: The recordings and re-released them on his own label. Other German composers associated with the label included Paul Hindemith and Hans Werner Henze . Contemporary composers whose works were released by Deutsche Grammophon include Hildur Guðnadóttir , Sofia Gubaidulina , Oliver Knussen , Mark-Anthony Turnage , Mohammed Fairouz , Péter Eötvös , Luigi Nono , Sven Helbig , Jonny Greenwood , Bryce Dessner , Witold Lutosławski , Philip Glass , Vangelis , Tori Amos and Max Richter . The conductor most associated with

676-455: The reputation of releasing mainstream classical recordings, from the 1960s onwards it released an increasing number of avant-garde recordings (initially under the Avant-Garde imprint), including Bruno Maderna , David Bedford , Cornelius Cardew , Luigi Nono and improvisations. It also released the majority of the compositions of Karlheinz Stockhausen until the composer bought the rights to

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