Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 2018

Members: Günther Weigmann, Martin Linder (2), Horst Friedel, Johannes Zuther, Josef Märkl

German radio orchestra affiliated with the Southwest German broadcaster Südwestfunk (SWF) in the Baden-Baden area. Not to be confused with the Sinfonie-Orchester Des Süddeutschen Rundfunks in Stuttgart, the SWF orchestra was founded in 1946 as "Großes Orchester des Südwestfunks", in 1948 Hans Rosbaud became chief conductor.
The orchestra was renamed to Sinfonieorchester Des Südwestfunks in 1966 and to SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg in 1998.