Don’t scrap either RTÉ orchestra, report suggests

An independent report has recommended that neither of RTÉ’s two orchestras be closed, despite the severe financial constraints faced by the public service broadcaster.

Instead, RTÉ should retain its Concert Orchestra (CO) while the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) should be established as a National Cultural Institution in its own right, or as part of the National Concert Hall and funded by Government.

If support is not forthcoming, the review authors “regretfully suggest a poor second choice” — the closure of one of the two orchestras.