Metalpriest - you have made my day with that link. That's the legendary Bud Herseth when he was principal trumpet. He was a god, as you have heard. I surely miss him being in the symphony, he was the Michael Jordan of trumpet.
The CSO still sounds good (though not as good as that time and before), and I saw them perform Tchaik 6 a few years ago and it was a top notch performance. Gustavo Dudamel came to town with L.A. this year and performed the same thing, and for the top paid orchestra in the states, I wasn't impressed. Of course you have heard the expectations that I have when I go to listen