RIDICULOUS generalizations of what people think in some major orchestras (in no particular order)
Berlin Philharmonic: if we bump up the tempo faster it will always sound better
New York Philharmonic: do whatever the heck you feel like I mean, play with nasty vibrato, you can be out of tune no one cares as long as you made the audition how ever many years ago then your ‘decision’ is beautiful
Chicago Symphony: “IF WE PLAY LOUD, PEOPLE MIGHT THINK WE’RE GOOD”
Philadelphia Orchestra: ooooooh so dreamyyyy streeeetcchhhh my toneee is amazzziiinngggg
Boston Symphony Orchestra: we’ve got pencils so far up our asses that it can reach through to write on the music. That would do us some good IF we didn’t take the composers word like the word of god (even if the composers says it’s up to interpretation)
Cleveland Orchestra: we are so funkkkyy fresh with the kids hip lingo, the Cool dad of the group we are so in with the now
San Francisco Symphony: MTT IS LIFE MTT MUST LIVE FOREVERMTT IS MY HEROEVERYTHING MTT DOES IS PERFECT
Vienna Philharmonic: Never in my life have I not held a note it’s full value.
Any Pops Orchestra: Ow ow oww oww ow ow owww
Bonus: Detroit Symphony: we...kinda suck?
(disclaimer I love all of these orchestras just having fun leave me alone lol)