The Philly Orchestra’s New Record-Everything Policy

The Philadelphia Orchestra’ has decided to record all of its concerts, and will release recordings of the performances it likes. “We are in the business of telling audiences that every performance is different. The recordings we’re making are not designed to document perfection, but to capture the excitement of the live concert experience. If it’s good and we’re happy with it, we’ll release it. The orchestra’s new three-year agreement with Ondine for at least three releases a year makes it the only Big Five orchestra (Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia) with a record deal.”