1.   To christen the new hall, a number of great orchestras have been invited to play.

2.   As well as international solo engagements he appears as a concerto soloist with all the great British orchestras.

3.   But one hopes that his Mahlerian sympathies extend further and he will lead this great orchestra in other symphonies as well.

4.   For his part Levine said that long ago he fell in love with Boston, its cultural heritage and its great orchestra.

5.   For most great orchestras, virtuosity is adaptability, a talent for adjusting to whoever comes along baton in hand.

6.   Here are sustained looks by a great orchestra and two great conductors well suited to the repertories.

7.   He will also begin to expand his guest-conducting activities, especially among the great American orchestras.

8.   If the Munich Philharmonic is not yet a great orchestra in terms of technical finesse, these concerts offered some great music making, which is ultimately more important.

9.   In choosing him, Berlin is clearly hoping for Rattle to rejuvenate a great orchestra that sometimes seems encrusted in tradition.

10.   It is nevertheless true that many good conductors have risen to the challenge of greatness when called to lead an irrefutably great orchestra.