as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
served as a conductor for the philharmonic
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Recent Examples of philharmonic
Back in New York their evenings were spent at the ballet, the philharmonic, the opera.
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Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The philharmonic then contracted with Tracey Levy of Levy Employment Law to conduct an independent second investigation.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
An emotional high point was the film’s six-minute segment of Cooper at England’s Ely Cathedral conducting the finale of Mahler’s Second Symphony — a work Bernstein led 19 times at Lincoln Center from 1963-89, including his 1,000th performance with the philharmonic in 1971.
—Ronald Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Under the orchestra’s labor contract, the philharmonic must give notice of a non-reengagement by the Feb. 15 prior to the season in question.
—Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The director of the city’s philharmonic was killed and the local theater director briefly detained.
—Ian Lovett, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
But what about that friend who is always talking about his latest night out at the philharmonic?
—Sebastian Modak, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
The philharmonic’s tour previously was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
The philharmonic will be led by music director Lahav Shani.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
The philharmonic then contracted with Tracey Levy of Levy Employment Law to conduct an independent second investigation.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
An emotional high point was the film’s six-minute segment of Cooper at England’s Ely Cathedral conducting the finale of Mahler’s Second Symphony — a work Bernstein led 19 times at Lincoln Center from 1963-89, including his 1,000th performance with the philharmonic in 1971.
—Ronald Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Under the orchestra’s labor contract, the philharmonic must give notice of a non-reengagement by the Feb. 15 prior to the season in question.
—Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The director of the city’s philharmonic was killed and the local theater director briefly detained.
—Ian Lovett, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
But what about that friend who is always talking about his latest night out at the philharmonic?
—Sebastian Modak, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
The philharmonic’s tour previously was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
The philharmonic will be led by music director Lahav Shani.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for philharmonic
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How Mark Morris showed the way April 15, 2025 The top orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Munich and elsewhere play popular concerts in parks, often awaking new audiences to their wares.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Watch Desplat conduct the Jurassic World Rebirth orchestra in EW's exclusive preview video at the top of this post before the film releases July 2 in theaters.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, a lot of those concerts mark the end of those symphonies’ 2024-25 season, and a few of them all happen on the same night.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Their impact was like hearing a symphony and then suddenly being able to see and play the instruments, Chesler said.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Philharmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philharmonic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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