Appreciation: Ernest Fleischmann obituary

Humphrey Burton writes: From his American perspective, Alan Rich gave Ernest Fleischmann's achievements in California the lion's share (obituary, 16 June), but those who worked with Ernest in the 1960s would argue that his spell with the London Symphony Orchestra was equally significant. Ernest would probably kill me for saying this, but in the world's eyes the LSO is an even greater orchestra than the LA Philharmonic and it was his vision that saw the LSO become a charter member of the Barbican...

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