Founded in 1997 under the direction of its first music director, Kees Bakels, the MPO gave its first concert on 17 August 1998 under the direction of Bakels.
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Claus Peter Flor became the MPO's music director starting with the 2008-2009 season, with an initial contract of 3 years.
Her appearances with orchestras include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Detroit and Atlanta Symphonies, Orchestre National de Lyon, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Orchestra of La Scala (Milan), Orchestra della Toscana (Florence), and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
London Symphony Orchestra | New York Philharmonic | Philadelphia Orchestra | orchestra | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Cleveland Orchestra | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Boston Symphony Orchestra | BBC Symphony Orchestra | National Symphony Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Berlin Philharmonic | National Symphony Orchestra (United States) | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Boston Pops Orchestra | Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Royal Malaysian Navy | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Minnesota Orchestra | Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra | Dallas Symphony Orchestra | Vienna Philharmonic | Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Philharmonia Orchestra | Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
She currently plays to audiences worldwide with renowned orchestras such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Residentie Orchestra, the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.