Tom Service on fantasy orchestras

'You could drop in the brazen brilliance of the New York Phil's brass section – and personally, I'd want Claudio Abbado'Why has nobody invented the classical-music equivalent of fantasy football? Cherry-picking from the world's greatest musicians could result in an all-conquering super-orchestra. At the Royal Festival Hall recently, there was a glimpse of what could be, when the London Philharmonic joined forces with the Russian National Orchestra, under Vladimir Jurowski, for barnstorming per...

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