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The BBC Symphony Chorus ( BBCSC) was founded in 1928 as the National Chorus. Its earliest concerts included the UK premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony and the first performances of works by Bartok, Hindemith, Holst and Stravinsky under such conductors as Adrian Boult, Arturo Toscanini and Bruno Walter. It became the BBC Chorus in 1932, the BBC Choral Society in 1935, and finally the BBC Symphony Chorus in 1975. |