English conductor John Nott has a dream job. In his five years as head of the Bamberg Symphony, he’s remade the orchestra. “The Bamberg musicians play with a dark, rich sound, but also a sense of fantasy and adventure. But it’s no surprise the players should seem so content: they are the only big cultural show in town, revelling in the astonishing statistic that 10% of the entire population – more than 7,000 Bambergers – are subscribers to the symphony orchestra.”