Jessica Phillips, clarinettist and chair of the Met's Orchestra committee said "The Met Orchestra enjoys a tremendously fruitful, positive relationship with Maestro Nézet-Séguin.
During the cold war, when Russian ensembles were tantalizingly out of reach except through recordings and occasional tours, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra enjoyed something of a cult status among record collectors.
(One of them, Edicson Ruiz, a double bassist, at 19 became the youngest musician admitted to the modern-day Berlin Philharmonic). Directed by Dudamel since 1999, the Bolívar Youth Orchestra enjoys a worldwide reputation for a sound that is not only passionate — to be expected with youth orchestras — but also surprisingly polished and balanced.
After the nadir of 1993, the Orchestra enjoyed a strong recovery under the leadership of conductor Arvo Volmer.
That's because in his trademark Javanese style, Mr Widodo was quietly observing a street orchestra, enjoying the music without any security, pomp or fanfare.
They ushered in an era when the orchestra would enjoy huge prestige under the inspired management of Ernest Fleischman and the chairmanship of Tuckwell himself.
And as I have been described as a one man guitar orchestra... enjoy! photo credit: Mark Peckmezian.
Or if you want to teach your children about the different musical instruments that make up an orchestra, you may enjoy Meet the Orchestra ($2 on iPad).
The youngest listeners will learn the instruments of the orchestra while enjoying Peter's adventure.
Most importantly, he loved the orchestra and enjoyed many wonderful concerts in Avery Fisher Hall.
As a child, he "went to every possible thing [he] could", played by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the orchestra then enjoying halcyon days under Sir Charles Groves.
