Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Colombia

Colombian symphony orchestra (Colombian National Symphony Orchestra) based in Bogotá, founded in 2003 following the dissolution of Orquesta Sinfónica De Colombia (Colombia Symphony Orchestra) in December 2002. The Orquesta Sinfónica De Colombia had been in operation since 1952 under the auspices of the government of Colombia and was dissolved as part of an extensive plan of state privatization. The Colombian National Symphony Orchestra is part of the National Association of Symphonic Music (Asociación Nacional de Música Sinfónica), a non-profit organization that receives extensive support from the Colombian government to maintain the orchestra and to provide financial support to the other professional symphony orchestras in the country. From 2003 to 2007, the orchestra's artistic direction was run under the collegial management of three music directors: Luis Biava, who was conductor in residence of the Philadelphia Orchestra until 2004; [a5073545], music director of Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León; and Eduardo Carrizosa, who was assistant conductor of the [a2980979] until 2003. In October 2008, [a2398331] was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Director. He held this position until 2012. Current conductor is Olivier Grangean. Along with [a2980979] is one of the most active orchestras in Colombia.