Knoxville Symphony Orchestra


The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The orchestra was established in 1935 and is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeastern United States. The founding conductor was Bertha Walburn Clark, who led the group until 1946. Other former conductors were Lamar Stringfield, David Van Vactor, Arpad Joó, Zoltán Rozsnyai, Kirk Trevor, and Lucas Richman. The KSO has been led by Aram Demirjian since 2016.