The University Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra was established in 2019 as a larger formation of the Wrocław Soloist Ensemble 'Ricordanza', active since 2000. The Orchestra's artistic director is the outstanding violinist and pedagogue Viktor Kuznetsov (winner of two international violin competitions - the Henryk Wieniawski Competition in Poznań and the Nicolo Paganini Competition in Genoa). The artists he has led for many years (young, talented, playing high-quality string instruments from the 18th and 19th centuries) were the nucleus of this ensemble.

The University Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra continues and develops the musical tradition of the Soloist Ensemble. Its style of musicianship combines two types of playing: solo playing and ensemble playing. On the one hand, every musician in this orchestra has soloist competence and stage experience gathered during a comprehensive education. On the other hand, the musicians - without relinquishing their individuality and the qualities of their playing - together form a monolith that translates into the quality of the group's sound and performance culture.

The shape and size of the "Ricordanza" Soloist Ensemble varied - depending on the works performed and the spatial conditions of the concert hall - from a few to several dozen people. Every year, for the purposes of the Viennese Music Festival, the Wrocław Festival Orchestra was created under the baton of Professor Jan Ślęk. The development of this idea and the expanding activities of the University Philharmonic resulted in the sanctioning of a permanently operating Symphony Orchestra.

Performers collaborating with the ensemble include musicians of such calibre as Ida Haendel, Caroline-Haffner-Murat, Natalia-Gutman, Grigori Zyslin, Josef Lendvay, Janusz Olejniczak, Ilia Gringolz, Wieslaw Ochman, Leszek Możdżer, Lars Danielsson.

The ensemble has given concerts in many European countries (including Norway, France, Spain, Switzerland and Germany), taken part in many festivals and appeared in famous concert halls.

Of the recordings made by "Ricordanza", the most noteworthy are: a CD with works by Albinoni and Vivaldi released on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the University of Wrocław (2002), a reconstruction of a concert given by Niccolo Paganini in 1829 at the University of Wrocław (2003, conducted by Stefan Bevier), a CD with music by Józef Zeidler (2007, awarded the "Fryderyk" prize), and a selection of famous overtures from Viennese operetta (2007, conducted by Jan Ślęk).