1.   He then founded the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and was engaged as a guest conductor by top orchestras across the country.

2.   He will also remain much in demand as a guest conductor with top orchestras and opera companies around the world.

3.   Munich now has, as music directors of its top orchestras, one New York conductor of the past, one of the present and one of the future.

4.   Today most of the musicians play with top European orchestras, but they have chosen to spend their vacation performing at Aix.

5.   Praised for bridging the gap between Eastern and Western music, he composed works that have been performed by top orchestras, choirs and chamber ensembles worldwide.

6.   The Vienna Philharmonic, the last known male-only top orchestra, will admit women in future.