Since when is 125 an anniversary?

Since when is 125 an anniversary?

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norman lebrecht

October 20, 2018

The Munich Philharmonic is marking an anniversary with a performance of Mahler’s 8th.

It’s not really an anniversary since the orchestra had a different name and ownership 125 years ago – and, anyway, what kind of anniversary is 125?

A centenary I can celebrate.

150 years – just about.

But 125 is a symptom of all that is wrong with classical planning and marketing, clutching at numerical straws because they have run out of ideas.

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