Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra

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The Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat, YS) is a symphony orchestra resident in Helsinki, Finland.^[1]

YS was founded in 1926.^{[citation needed]} It is a full-sized symphony orchestra, and performs concerts and tours both at home in Finland and abroad and takes part in various academic festivities.

The Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat can trace its roots back to the year 1747, when the Akateeminen Kapelli (the Academic Capella) was founded at the Turku Academy.^{[citation needed]} After the great fire of Turku in 1827, the university moved to Helsinki, taking the orchestra with it.^{[citation needed]} From 1868 until 1926, the orchestra was run as a department of the University of Helsinki, under the name of Akadeeminen Orkesteri (the Academic Orchestra).^{[citation needed]} In 1926, the Academic Orchestra gained its independence and became the Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat.

A number of world-famous Finnish conductors started their careers as principal or assistant conductor of the Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat, including Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu and Susanna Mälkki.^{[citation needed]}

Principal conductors of Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat

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