Brno Radio Pops Orchestra

Orchestra of the Czechoslovak Radio Brno. Founded in 1951 as “Brněnský estrádní rozhlasový orchestr” (BERO). In 1965 split to “Orchestr Studio Brno” (OSB) conducted by Erik Knirsch and “Velký smyčcový orchestr Československého rozhlasu” (VSOČR – Large String Orchestra of the Czechoslovak Radio) conducted by Miloš Machek or Jiří Hudec (2), reunited as OSB in 1970.