Big Five (orchestras)

As Big Five, the five best-known and respected as the best symphony orchestra in the USA are called.

These orchestras are (in brackets the date of incorporation):

The term Big Five is partially considered obsolete, as many other symphony orchestras of the United States - both in the South and in the West - have now caught up with the quality of the five "big". Which orchestra, however, should belong to a list of Big Ten or Big Twenty -Five, is controversial.

  • Orchestra ( United States)

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