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UK
/fˌɪlhɑːmˈɒnɪk/
]
[ US /ˌfɪɫˌhɑɹˈmɑnɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌfɪɫˌhɑɹˈmɑnɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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devoted to or appreciative of music
the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air -
composing or characteristic of an orchestral group
philharmonic players
NOUN
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a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
we heard the Vienna symphony
How To Use philharmonic In A Sentence
- I played with the New York philharmonic orchestra.
- The Scherzo capriccioso, abridged in this recording in order to fit on two 78 rpm sides, was recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1930.
- One race is the sum total of Philharmonic's racing career to date, but he ran a blinder on his debut at Ripon to be narrowly beaten by Wanchai Lad, a winner again at Redcar on Thursday.
- I would have loved to have had the London Philharmonic Orchestra playing on a big stage, but that would have cost a packet.
- The Berlin Philharmonic, founded in 1882, has grown up in tandem with the evolution of the star conductor.
- In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo.
- That was always fascinating to me, like the long accelerando in the final variation of Elgar's Enigma that I eventually recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, easy to take a little too quick and find you have to put the brakes on.
- His current tour includes dates at big venues such as The Royal Philharmonic Liverpool and The Waterfront, Belfast.
- Regarded on two continents as today's premier interpreter of Wagner, he arrived in 2004 to take over the Philharmonic, and now, in the wake of an unrenewed contract a few years ago, he is going to Dresden's Staatskapelle. Conducting a Transfer of Power
- Bernstein's New York Philharmonic play for him better than they usually played for Bernstein, with glorious tone and no discernible fluffs.