By: Norman Lebrecht
It’s tricky, Tito. Playisg aside, they’ve made a dog’s dinner of Baden-Baden and triumphed with the Sony tech deal. A very mixed year for Berlin.
View ArticleBy: GPehli
Best: Berlin Philharmonic. An all-road orchestra, delivering the best playing possible and now making an amazing effort to reach new audiences through community concerts, broadcasting concerts a la...
View ArticleBy: Larry Tucker
What is the point of this? Is there truly a best and worst orchestra? Is it not more important how an orchestra serves it’s community?
View ArticleBy: franz
Agree on both counts, Pierre. Love what Berlin is doing with Digital Concert Hall, with the great free pre-concert interviews online, They’re opening up their performances to the world in much the same...
View ArticleBy: Tito Munoz
I suppose it’s fair to say that time will tell regarding Salzburg/Baden-Baden, no? As insolent as it may have been or appeared, these kinds of things can certainly take a life of their own after the...
View ArticleBy: Rgiarola
Realist, Orchestras and managers as an enterprise. If it was not the criteria, I would not vote on LA Philharmonic and Borda. This kind of thing it is not necessary to be on-the-spot to analyzed, as...
View ArticleBy: Rgiarola
Mr. Norman, also I haven’t seem Berliner as the news headlines as it was used to be. It is also a fact that can affect deeply the brand. On the other hand, they decreased the risk level for backlash...
View ArticleBy: Christophe
I find these comments unfair. I am an orchestra musician, but I can say without a doubt that some orchestras play badly, regardless of the quality of a conductor, because sometimes mediocre musicians...
View ArticleBy: Anon
Or has management been put in a difficult position by players demanding salaries that are not commensurate with the audiences they are pulling in?
View ArticleBy: Robert Fitzpatrick
I forgot about this interview, a truly seminal moment in the history of western art music. I do feel that the maestro was toying with an easy prey and might have been showing a slightly condescending...
View ArticleBy: Robert Fitzpatrick
I disagree. That’s desperate management that has ignored its fiduciary responsibilty for decades and then used corporate tactics to fix specific problems which could have been solved by honest...
View ArticleBy: Pamela Brown
@Anon said, “Or has management been put in a difficult position by players demanding salaries that are not commensurate with the audiences they are pulling in?” I might have thought that at the start...
View ArticleBy: Robert Fitzpatrick
Sorry, my sarcasm is showing. Certainly there are mainly fine regional orchestras in the USA. They tend to be rather stable and dedicated to serving their community or region. Allentown is a area...
View ArticleBy: Chip Michael
While I have a bias, TwtrSymphony should certainly be listed as an up and coming orchestra, one to watch in 2013! http://TwtrSymphony.instantencore.com
View ArticleBy: george brown
I think it would be FAR more accurate to say that in America, it has been the worst year for orchestra governance and administration since the depression.
View ArticleBy: Larry Tucker
I still feel the same. First, no one knows all of the orchestras around the world. It is subjective, and impact on the community is also quite subjective.
View ArticleBy: Taron Cochrane
BEST: The Regina Symphony Orchestra. Proudly celebrating their 104th year (and currently Canada’s longest continuously performing Orchestra) 2012 saw them break new ground with completely unique and...
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