This is a list of symphony orchestras that includes orchestras with established notability. The orchestras of Europe have a separate list. A list of youth orchestras can be found at List of youth orchestras.

• Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste

• Cairo Symphony Orchestra

• National Symphony Orchestra Ghana
• Pan-African Orchestra

• Nairobi Orchestra
• Kenya National Youth Orchestra
• Safaricom Youth Orchestra
• Kenya Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra

• Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra

• Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
• Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
• Johannesburg Youth Orchestra
• KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
• South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation

• Tunisian Symphony Orchestra

• Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
• CBC Radio Orchestra
• Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
• Esprit Orchestra
• Georgian Bay Symphony
• Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
• I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra
• Kanata Symphony Orchestra
• Kingston Symphony
• Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony (defunct since September 2023)
• Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
• Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal)
• Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal)
• National Arts Centre Orchestra
• Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
• Oakville Symphony Orchestra
• Orchestra London Canada
• Orchestre de la Francophonie
• Orchestre Métropolitain
• Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (Quebec Symphony Orchestra)
• Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
• Prince George Symphony Orchestra
• Regina Symphony Orchestra
• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
• Saskatoon Youth Orchestra
• Sault Symphony Orchestra
• Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke)
• Symphony New Brunswick
• Symphony Nova Scotia
• Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
• Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra
• Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
• Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Victoria Symphony
• Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
• Windsor Symphony Orchestra

• National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba

• Orquesta de Baja California
• Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco (Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra (Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México)
• Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro
• Xalapa Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa)
• Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán
• Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
• National Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional)

• Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico)

• St Augustine Chamber Orchestra

• The Orchestra of the Americas

• Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
• Buenos Aires Philharmonic
• Juan de Dios Filiberto National Orchestra of Argentine Music
• Olavarria Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Olavarría)

• Oruro Symphony Orchestra

• Amazonas Philharmonic
• Brazilian Symphony Orchestra
• Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra
• São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra
• São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra

• Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra
• Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
• National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia

• National Symphony Orchestra

• Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra
• Mérida State Symphony Orchestra
• Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
• Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

• Asian Youth Orchestra
• Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
• West–Eastern Divan Orchestra

• Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra
• Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments
• Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra

• Angkor National Youth Orchestra

• Beijing Symphony Orchestra
• Central Philharmonic Orchestra
• China National Symphony Orchestra
• China NCPA Orchestra
• China Philharmonic Orchestra
• Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
• Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
• Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
• Harbin Symphony Orchestra
• National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra
• Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
• Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
• Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra
• Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
• Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
• Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
• Sichuan Symphony Orchestra
• Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra

• City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
• Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
• Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
• Hong Kong Festival Orchestra
• Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
• Hong Kong Sinfonietta
• Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong

• India National Youth Orchestra
• Symphony Orchestra of India
• Calcutta Chamber Orchestra

• The Jakarta Symphony

• National Orchestra
• Tehran Symphony Orchestra
• Iranian Orchestra for New Music
• Melal Orchestra

• Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
• Rishon LeZion Orchestra (see also Rishon LeZion Orchestra on the Hebrew WP)

• Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
• Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra
• Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
• Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
• Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
• New Japan Philharmonic
• NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
• Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
• Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
• Saito Kinen Orchestra
• Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
• Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
• Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
• Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

• Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra

• Macao Orchestra

• Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
• Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
• KLPac Orchestra
• Penang Philharmonic Orchestra

• Mongolian Symphony Orchestra

• Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra

• State Symphony Orchestra of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
• De La Salle Zobel Symphony Orchestra
• Manila Symphony Orchestra
• Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
• Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
• San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra

• Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra

• Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
• Moscow Chamber Orchestra
• Moscow City Symphony
• Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
• Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
• Moscow Symphony Orchestra
• Moscow Virtuosi
• Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra
• National Philharmonic of Russia
• Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
• Persimfans
• Russian National Orchestra
• Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
• Sochi Symphony Orchestra
• Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
• Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
• State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation
• State Symphony Capella of Russia
• State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
• Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
• Ural Philharmonic Orchestra

• Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra
• Orchestra of the Music Makers
• Singapore Symphony Orchestra
• Singapore National Youth Orchestra

• Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
• KBS Symphony Orchestra
• Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

• Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka

• Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music
• Syrian National Symphony Orchestra

• Chamber Philharmonic Taipei
• Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra
• Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
• Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
• National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan
• National Symphony Orchestra (also known as Taiwan Philharmonic)
• National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
• Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra
• Taipei Chinese Orchestra
• Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra
• Taipei Symphony Orchestra

• State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan

• Siam Philharmonic Orchestra
• Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra

• UAE Philharmonic Orchestra (previously known as Dubai Philharmonic Orchestra)

• Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra

• Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
• Adelaide Youth Orchestra
• Australian Chamber Orchestra
• Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
• Australian Youth Orchestra
• Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
• Canberra Symphony Orchestra
• Canberra Youth Orchestra
• Darwin Symphony Orchestra
• Eminence Symphony Orchestra
• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• Orchestra Victoria
• Queensland Symphony Orchestra
• Queensland Youth Orchestras
• RMIT Symphonic Orchestra
• SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra
• Sydney University Symphony Orchestra
• Sydney Youth Orchestra
• Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
• Western Australian Charity Orchestra
• West Australian Symphony Orchestra

• Auckland Symphony Orchestra
• Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
• Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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• List of principal conductors by orchestra
• List of radio orchestras