Filharmonia Pomorska

Polish Philharmonic Orchestra

Polish Pomeranian philharmonic orchestra from Bydgoszczy, Poland. Formed in 1946, but its roots are in the 1930s Bydgoszcz Civic Symphony Orchestra. The full name appears, as given, as the banner name on their website (given in English as "Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic In Bydgoszcz"), but the shorter stylised name appears at left. The name has changed over the years: 1946 - Pomorskiej Orkiestry Symfonicznej Sep 1951 - Pomorskiej Orkiestry Symfonicznej Jan 1953 - Państwową Filharmonię Pomorską 1953 - Państwową Filharmonię Pomorską w Bydgoszczy Sep 1955 - Filharmonia Pomorska im. Ignacego Paderewskiego ~1988 - first credited as Filharmonia Pomorska (no change to official name)