Gramophone's New List of Top 20 Orchestra hails Chicago as best in the US!

Once again, CSO kicks butt in the world of classical orchestras, ranking 5th in the World, 1st in the US! Read the NPR Bulletin, based on the rankings by Gramophone magazine (scroll down for complete rankings):

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97291390&sc=emaf

You can also listen to the radio broadcast of the story from NPR by clicking "Listen Now" (Adobe Flash Player 8 required).

Also, for convenience, the article appears as images below...click to enlarge.

Also, enjoy the cover of the December 2008 issue of Gramophone Magazine (the magazine's annual Critic's Poll determines the orchestra rankings):



Enjoy, and LONG LIVE CSO!!!