Vienna Philharmonic
Normally regarded as the finest orchestra in the world; is the Vienna Philharmonic. They can be found in Austria, their homeland, and their name if translated in German would be Wiener Philharmoniker.
The place where they consider as their home base is called Musikverein. The training and road to becoming a member of this particularly unique and special musical group is hard and quite rigorous, but with a certain amount of training and perseverance, one will surely make it. To be chosen, one must first join the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. If you think that it is just child’s play, with little games and small effort to be a part of this prestigious group, then you are quite wrong. One must have the dream of becoming a truly great musician; else he or she has no chance of being drafter. In fact, if you join the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, you will have to train there for at least three long years. Imagine, that is just the training, a test, a very hard one, to see if you are qualified to be even drafted. After that, if you are thought or regard to as worthy, then you may try and as the Board of the Wiener Philharmoniker the chance to be an applicant for a fresh position in the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic. Do not get your hopes up without reason though, because those who have not persevered in the last few years will not be given this wonderful chance.
The origin of the Vienna Philharmonic is quite long, as it can be dated back to the late 1842. This was the time when Otto Nicolai decided to build the Philharmonische Academie, a democratic and realist group of musicians in an orchestra, not at all influenced by the government or any other organization. They make the group members vote out for any single important decision. This important and widely accepted policy is still enrooted in the orchestra’s operation today.
Sadly, when Nicolai’s influence was gone in 1847, the wonderful orchestra fell in danger of disbandment. They became almost inactive, until the faithful year of 1860 came. A great man, Carl Eckert, came to the rescue of the crumbling orchestra. He made sure that a glorious concert would be given by the group in the same year. In fact, because of his perseverance, the orchestra successfully conducted four applause-worthy concerts. After that, it was quite smooth sailing when it came to the frequent concerts.
