拉脱维亚交响乐团是波罗的海地区众多国家中历史最悠久的交响乐团。乐团始建于1881年，是波罗的海地区第一个成立的管弦交响乐团。乐团的创建者Hanss Hohapfel也是该乐团的指挥。乐团成立之初，共有37位音乐家，每到夏季演出季，乐团会邀请来自德国和波兰的优秀客座音乐家加入。随着时间的推移，乐团的规模不断壮大，体制更加完善，专业水准日益提高，20世纪中期开始，乐团便成为波罗的海地区乃至整个中欧的最受到公众认可的交响乐团之一。

The Latvian Symphony Orchestra is the oldest symphony orchestra in many countries in the Baltic region. The orchestra was founded in 1881 and was the first orchestra established in the Baltic region. The founder of the orchestra Hanss Hohapfel is also the conductor of the orchestra. When the orchestra was founded, there were 37 musicians. Every summer season, the orchestra invites outstanding guest musicians from Germany and Poland to join.