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Since the Orchestra was founded in 1938 it has only had three Conductor s in its existence. The first was John Avison who led the orchestra until 1960 . For 20 years the baton was held by John Eliot Gardiner . Since 1980 the lead conductor has been Mario Bernardi . On April 30, 2006, Canadian trombonist Alain Trudel was named Principal Conductor of the orchestra, replacing Mario Bernardi as of fall 2006.

Today, the CBC Radio Orchestra is the only radio orchestra in all of North America.


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