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philharmonic

[fil-hahr-mon-ik, fil-er-] / ˌfɪl hɑrˈmɒn ɪk, ˌfɪl ər- /


NOUN
band
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NOUN
symphony orchestra
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Thousands of musicians from different orchestras, philharmonics and schools performed Beethoven's 9th Symphony and other music to mark a report looking into human rights abuses during the conflict.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022

Williams, who led the Boston Pops from 1980 to 1993, has conducted the Berlin, Vienna and New York philharmonics, among others.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

“When she plays the Beethoven concerto, you can imagine Beethoven wanted it that way,” Zubin Mehta, the former conductor of the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, told the Associated Press in 2010.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2020

In later years, he appeared mostly with the Chicago and Cleveland orchestras in the United States and the Vienna and Berlin philharmonics in Europe.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2016

We see this same point of view in economic impact studies of the arts and the push for what’s called “cultural tourism” – museums and philharmonics arguing their worth based on the capital they generate.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2012




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