Real name: Orkiestra Polskiego Radia w Warszawie

Effective period / Period of releases: 1966 - 1977

Members: Stefan Rachoń, Józef Mizera, Roman Czubaty

Polish Radio symphony orchestra, founded in 1945 in Warsaw by the violinist and conductor Stefan Rachoń. Renamed to Polska Orkiestra Radiowa in 1990. Since May 2019, the new name of the orchestra is Orkiestra Polskiego Radia W Warszawie.

Initially limited to the implementation of recordings for Polish Radio and Television. In the mid-70s of the twentieth century saw the development of the orchestra. In the 1990s during the residency of conductor Tadeusz Strugała (1990-1993) the name was changed to Polska Orkiestra Radiowa. The orchestra also moved to a new studio, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego. Since February 2015, it was led by Michał Klauza, and from November 2016 Krzysztof Kur. In May 29, 2019 the name was once again changed to Orkiestra Polskiego Radia W Warszawie.

Orchestra directors:
Stefan Rachoń (1945–1976), (1975–1980, as conductor)
Włodzimierz Kamirski (1976–1980)
Jan Pruszak (1980–1988)
Mieczysław Nowakowski (1988–1990)
Tadeusz Strugała (1990–1993)
Wojciech Rajski (1993–2006)
Łukasz Borowicz (2007–2015)
Michał Klauza (from 2015 as artistic director)
Krzysztof Kur (from November 2016 as vice-director, from September 2017 as director)