Not just your pick but professional opinion if there are out there.
Any links would be helpful.
Here's what I my feelings are as I look around the internet.
No particular order:
-NY Phil
-BSO
-CSO
-Cleveland
-Philadelphia
-LA Phil
-San Francisco
-Atlanta?
don't know much else....
2006-09-09 10:47:24 · 3 answers · asked by ViolinLover 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
In no order, here's what I know:
NY
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Minnesota
Atlanta
LA
San Francisco
National Sym (Wash., DC)
One of the Texas ones...Dallas, probably
2006-09-09 11:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by Katrina M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The orchestras of big metropolitan cities are usually of some quality, so your list is a pretty good collection. It's rather difficult to hear all of those orchestras in person regularly enough to make a decision based on live performances, so we are forced to rely more upon recordings and reputation. And for that matter, recordings often reflect the conductor more than the orchestra. The New York Philharmonic, currently under the direction on Lorin Maazel is my personal favorite, although I lean toward some older recordings, such as the Chicago Symphony with Sir Georg Solti, and the Philadelphia Symphony with Eugene Ormandy. Leonard Bernstein made his home with the NY Philharmonic but he was also one of the first to be traveling "guest conductor," which is now standard practice. Check out Gramophone magazine for many comprehensive reviews of concerts and recordings that you may find insightful.
2006-09-10 04:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by Lance B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your first five are the "big five". In addition to the others you listed, St. Louis, Houston, Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Seattle are contenders.
2006-09-10 22:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋