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Having worked with a range of orchestras – from volunteer, high school and college ensembles to union and non-union professional groups – I’ve encountered just about every possible degree of commitment to music-making. Regrettably, it seems that in the higher reaches of the symphony business the pure excitement of performance is often tempered by boredom, apathy and contractual wrangling.

All hope is not lost in Budapest, though, where Tom Service finds a superb conductor and his unique ensemble devoted to the love of the game.