[1] The orchestra was founded in 1810[2] by high-ranking Prussian military musicians from the fusiliers and grenadiers regiments.
Guest performances have taken the orchestra through Europe, to the US, Japan, South Africa and China.
The Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra is a regular guest at the Festival MúsicaMallorca [de] in Palma.
[5] In 2020, Olivier Tardy had been appointed as chief conductor of the orchestra, with an initially intended starting date of the 2021–2022 season.
[9] In October 2022, the orchestra announced the appointment of Andreas Spering as its next chief conductor,[9] effective 1 August 2023,[10] with an initial contract of 5 years.