for my own record

Orchestras I have heard live
Boston
San Francisco
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Chicago
Houston

Orchestras I want to hear live
New York
the Met
National
Atlanta
Kansas City
Seattle
St Louis

Orchestras I am ambivalent about hearing, but wouldn't mind employment
Baltimore
Buffalo
Nashville
San Diego
Dallas

Superstars I have heard live
Anne Sophie Mutter
Augustin Hadelich

Gil Shaham

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Yo Yo Ma
Silk Road

Rene Flemming
Dawn Upshaw
Domingo
Bobby McFerrin
Jessey Norman

Yefin Bronfman
Emmanuel Ax

Tabea Zimmermann
Kim Kashkashian