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The world's greatest orchestras
How many do you know?
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There are a number of elements that make an orchestra stand out as one of the greatest. These include the quality of the musicians and their technical abilities, but also the musicality and sound qualities of the orchestra as a whole. And of course, the orchestra's performance live and in recordings. It doesn't hurt if they are led by brilliant conductors and have noteworthy repertoires.
In this gallery, we list some of the orchestras that continue to be at the top of their game (some, for centuries). Click on to get to know them.
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