http://culturespotla.com/2009/11/the-berlin-philharmonic-rattles-disney-hall/ A Selective Guide to the Arts in Los Angeles Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:24:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://culturespotla.com/2009/11/the-berlin-philharmonic-rattles-disney-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Matthew Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:06:31 +0000 http://culturespotla.com/?p=1313#comment-426 "The Berlin Philharmonic is still a male-dominated orchestra, especially in the woodwind and brass sections, even though it does boast several female members (more than its Austrian counterpart, the Vienna Philharmonic, which only recently admitted female members and still has very few). This may account for the generally stronger, more powerful sound in all the sections." I think it has a lot more to do with the training they received and the particular teachers they studied under than whether they are male or female. “The Berlin Philharmonic is still a male-dominated orchestra, especially in the woodwind and brass sections, even though it does boast several female members (more than its Austrian counterpart, the Vienna Philharmonic, which only recently admitted female members and still has very few). This may account for the generally stronger, more powerful sound in all the sections.”
I think it has a lot more to do with the training they received and the particular teachers they studied under than whether they are male or female.

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