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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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The eyes turned towards her in Tehran's renowned Vahdat Hall include those of many young women musicians inspired by her taking her place as Iran's first woman philharmonic conductor.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

He moved to Yekaterinburg, then Kursk, and spent three years in Kurgan, a city to the east of the Ural mountains, before he lost his job at the philharmonic orchestra there in 2022.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

The film won’t play at the festival’s main stage, Alice Tully Hall, but across the street at the new David Geffen Hall, home to the philharmonic Bernstein once led.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

It has no face but a voice as wide-ranging as the philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

I pause to take a deep breath with my eyes closed, and I try to channel the way I felt the night of the philharmonic concert.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks