蘇州民族管弦樂團，籌建於2017年6月，是蘇州市級職業文藝院團，為蘇文投集團旗下全資子公司，由著名指揮家彭家鵬任藝術總監兼首席指揮，著名二胡演奏家、作曲家朱昌耀任藝術指導，蘇州市文聯名譽主席、國家一級藝術監督成從武任顧問。樂團聘請著名作曲家趙季平、劉錫津、顧冠仁及民族音樂活動家王書偉任藝術顧問。樂團“三管建制”並擁有演奏員九十餘人，由海內外知名演奏家及畢業於中央、上海等十大音樂學院的優秀人才組成。
建團至今，樂團先後獲得全國文旅系統先進集體、全國十佳民族管弦樂團、奧地利音樂劇院獎–國際交響樂團獎、文旅部“歡樂春節”引導獎勵資金評選一等獎、絲綢之路國際藝術節–絲路文化貢獻獎、國家藝術基金專案、江蘇省文華大獎、江蘇省文明單位等榮譽。樂團委約趙季平等一批當代著名作曲家創作新作品，其中六部作品入選文旅部“時代交響—中國交響音樂作品創作扶持計劃”；一批優秀個人獲中國音樂金鐘獎等榮譽。
樂團已在北京、上海、南京、西安、杭州等城市及美國、德國、比利時、義大利、瑞士、列支敦士登、奧地利、匈牙利、波蘭、俄羅斯、日本、韓國等十多個國家舉辦了一系列大型音樂會，得到中外觀眾的廣泛認可和一致好評。中宣部、文旅部、中國文聯、中國音協有關領導，國內外著名專家學者，以及新華社、人民日報、中央電視台、俄羅斯國家電視台等諸多主流媒體稱讚樂團，將民族音樂與國際表達完美融合，體現了先進的藝術理念與精湛的演奏技藝，是一支高起點、高標準、高水準的“國家級青年藝術團隊”！
Suzhou Chinese Orchestra
Suzhou Chinese Orchestra (SUCO) is found in June 2017, which is a professional orchestra co-founded by Suzhou Municipal Government and Suzhou New District, with Maestro PANG Ka-pang as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, renowned erhu soloist and composer ZHU Chang-yao as Artistic Instructor, and Honorary Chairman of Suzhou Federation of Literature and Art Circles and National First-class Artistic Supervisor Mr. CHENG Cong-wu as Consultant. The orchestra has engaged renowned composers ZHAO Ji-ping, LIU Xi-jin and GU Guan-ren and Chinese music promoter WANG Shu-wei as Artistic Advisors. SUCO is a three-section orchestra with over 90 musicians, consisting of well-known performers from home and abroad, and outstanding talented graduates from the top ten music academies including the Central Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Since its establishment, the orchestra has received awards including “Advanced Group of National Cultural Tourism System”, “National Top Ten Chinese Orchestras”, “Austrian Musical Theater Award for International Symphony Orchestra”, First Prize in “Happy Chinese New Year Guidance Awards” from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, “Silk Road Cultural Contribution Award” at Silk Road International Art Festival, “National Art Foundation Project”, “Jiangsu Wenhua Award” and “Jiangsu Civilized Unit”. The orchestra has commissioned renowned composers such as ZHAO Ji-ping to write original works, of which six were selected into “Symphony of the Era”, a support program for the creation of Chinese symphonies by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A number of outstanding performers won “China Golden Bell Music Award” and other honors.