The Flemish Radio Orchestra was established in 1935 under the aegis of the public broadcasting network. In 1998 the orchestra became independent and started to developing its own activities which includes many classical concerts and recordings but they are also active in performing and recording film music.

The orchestra have since 2000 have been the
orchestra "in residence" for the Flanders International Film Festival and in 2005 they performed the music of Maurice Jarre at the Berlin Film Festival. They were also chosen as the orchestra to record with Howard Shore his original soundtrack recording of THE AVIATOR Based in the superb acoustic of the Studio 4 concert hall in the Flagey building in Brussels, the orchestra as able to offer, through Tadlow Music, advantageous rates for weekly and daily recording packages.