Real name: FISYO

Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 1990

Members: Milan Máder, Miroslav Krýsl, Ivo Preis, Leoš Svárovský, Miroslav Kokoška, Štěpán Koníček, Lubomír Pánek, František Belfín, Jiří Boušek, Ladislav Simon

Czech symphony orchestra, originally established in 1943 as “Pražský filmový orchestr” or “Pragfilmorchestr”. Conducted mainly by František Belfín (1955–1983) or Štěpán Koníček (1956–1991), among others. Appeared in thousands of Czech and Slovak films as well as in numerous foreign productions. Since the late 1960s the orchestra also maintained a rock/jazz rhythm section.
Successor orchestra since 1991: Czech Symphony Orchestra
Related entities: FiSYO (label), Studio FISYO
Note: not to be confused with the Czech Film Orchestra or the Prague Film Orchestra.