Brian Blackwell wrote:

>They play phenomenally well considering they're a thrown-together
>orchestra (I'd be willing to wager that the average technical standard
>of a London freelancer is higher than that of players from the big-name
>European orchestras).

This, of course, belies that tired old notion that a great performance
can only come after musicians have spent years playing together.

Eric James
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