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.
Birmingham, AL
VS
Richmond, VA
Population
orchestra budget
orchestra size
number of weeks
# of masterworks
# of pops
1,212,848
6.7 million
52 full time
40
12
8
soloist roster this season
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
David Shifrin, Clarinet
Ingrid Fliter, Piano
Justin Brown, Piano
Tai Murray, Violin
Karen Gomyo, Violin
Vladimir Feltsman, Piano
Daniel Szasz, Double Bass
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Joshua Roman, Cello
Eugene Ugorski, Violin
Anton Nel, Piano
Joyce Yang, Piano
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