Top Symphony?
NPR reports on Gramophone magazine’s list of the top 20 orchestras in the world.
Chicago Symphony Tops U.S. Orchestras
NPR Morning Edition – November 21, 2008
Though I am happy to see the LA Phil climbing up the rankings [deservingly], the idea of comparing orchestras on the vicisitudes of their sounds just seems so 20th century. I prefer the criteria Tom Service of the Guardian suggests for a poll more relevant to our times – ‘how about a roll call of the bands most involved in their community instead?’
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