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...Goldman thinks that one of the orchestra's strengths is its low budget. Although the Philharmonia runs on only $65,000 a year, he notes, "We don't attempt to provide 52-week-a-year employment, or 48 weeks with 4 weeks vacation." The orchestra can subsist on almost miniscule state and foundation grants because of its small operating costs...
...skimp on rehearsal time. "We do not go into any concert unrehearsed," says Goldman. This is true no matter how long it takes to learn a piece, and rehearsal costs can take up a good chunk of the budget. Without the pressure of thrice weekly concerts, the Philharmonia can take a more leisurely approach to music...
...would rank the Philharmonia as a competitor to the Boston Symphony, or as any threat to its existence. While the BSO has had changeable fortunes in recent years, it still maintains its predominant position, Relations between the two orchestras are good; it was the Philharmonia which introduced Michael Tilson Thomas to Boston, and the soloist in next Sunday's Mozart concerto will be the new BSO first clarinet, Harold Wright...
Although it is much easier to get a BSO ticket nowadays than it was a few years ago, the orchestra does not feel obliged to wage war on the Philharmonia, since BSO box office receipts are still healthy...
...quality of the BSO's performance, on the whole, is superior to the Philharmonia's. This is quite natural, since the members of the BSO spend full time in performing, rehearsing, or recording. The Philharmonia probably cannot break this superiority, and it doesn't really want to. The main virtue of the Philharmonia is the novelty of its programs, the looseness it has by its nature. Conductors and performers both can experiment, indulge in new ideas which the day-to-day grind of the standard concert repertoire makes no room...