Jon Johanning wrote:

>The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that next year, in their
>centennial season, they will program exclusively 20th-century music
>(including a number of new commissions).

Yes, dramatic indeed, and hopefully pacesetting. Given their relationships
with inter alia Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich I'd say
that they have plenty of top-drawer stuff to pick from.

Aaron J. Rabushka
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