City for comparison:
We base our growth goals on the activities of orchestras in other similar sized metro areas. Success for us is a combination of a few key indicators: the number of full time players, number of masterworks, number of weeks of work, and quality of our soloists and conductors. Click a city on the left to see how we compare at this point.
Raleigh, NC
VS
Richmond, VA
Population
orchestra budget
orchestra size
number of weeks
# of masterworks
# of pops
1,130,490
12 million
67 full time
38
14
6
soloist roster this season
Gabriela Montero, piano
Peter Serkin, piano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Lara St. John, violin
Lise de la Salle, piano
Zuill Bailey, cello
Scott MacLeod, baritone
Ingrid Fliter, piano
Mark Schnaible, baritone
Ilana Davidson, soprano
1,258,251
4.7 million
36 full time, 32 part time
38
7
4
Population
orchestra budget
orchestra size
number of weeks
# of masterworks
# of pops
soloist roster this season
Norman Krieger, Piano
Orion Weiss, Piano
Marina Piccinini, Flute
Joseph Conyers, Double Bass
Diana Cohen, Violin
Kathryn Leemhuis, Mezzo-soprano