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Re: Top 5 Orchestras no longer!

Philadelphia keeps hiring amateur musicians

Huh? Anyone who heard their new principal clarinetist, Ricardo Morales (who came from the Met Orchestra), playing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto this past season would agree that he could quit the orchestra and launch a solo career. He's phenominal. Overall the Orchestra's principals are superb musicians, such as David Kim (concertmaster), Robert Diaz (principal viola and new Curtis Headmaster), Jeffrey Khaner (principal Flute; held same spot at Cleveland before), the always amazing Richard Woodhams (principal oboe) and Don S. Liuzzi (timpani). All the Orchestra needs to do is hire one or two new brass players and drop Eschenbach.

Philadelphia still and probably forever will hire more Curtis graduates then any other orchestra. Talent is not lacking in the Orchestra, just leadership. Things should improve now that hated President Kluger is leaving the Orchestra.

Their new recordings on Ondine should pleasantly surprise skeptics. I've talked to some of the Orchestra members who have heard playback and they're genuinely proud of the recordings.

Only New York seems to have faded.

As good as San Francisco is, they're not the only orchestra that can play Mahler.

This sounds like another rant by a West Coaster jealous of the North East's cultural dominance :)

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