Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year Award is the only Gramophone Classical Music Award decided by public vote (vote here). The six orchestras nominated this year are:

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Sinfonia of London

This week, we focus on...

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Manfred Honeck have, on many recent occasions, transfixed with recordings of inspiring impact, texture and precision, all caught in enviable audiophile sound by Reference Recordings. This is no better demonstrated than by their sensational Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5, paired with Schulhoff's Five Pieces, which was Gramophone’s Recording of the Month last September, while a newly released and deeply felt Bruckner Seventh only confirms this orchestra's current reputation as absolutely first-class.

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