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The lengthy battle for survival between London's subsidised orchestras took a new turn yesterday when the South Bank Centre announced joint residency for erstwhile rivals the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonia .
From September 1997, the two orchestras will each perform about 40 to 50 concerts a year at the Royal Festival Hall, and share rehearsal time on the concert platform.
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