▁gave ▁Stra uss ' s ▁Sym ph onia ▁Dom est ica . ▁ ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁composer ▁to ▁write , ▁" I ▁cannot ▁leave ▁London ▁without ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁adm iration ▁for ▁the ▁splendid ▁Orchestra ▁which ▁Henry ▁Wood ' s ▁master ▁hand ▁has ▁created ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁short ▁time ." ▁ ▁Creating ▁the ▁or chestra ▁adm ired ▁by ▁Stra uss ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁achieved ▁without ▁a ▁struggle . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Wood ▁and ▁New man ▁tack led ▁the ▁deput y ▁system , ▁in ▁which ▁orch est ral ▁players , ▁if ▁offered ▁a ▁better - pa id ▁eng agement , ▁could ▁send ▁a ▁substitute ▁to ▁a ▁re he ars al ▁or ▁a ▁concert . ▁The ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society ▁described ▁it ▁thus : ▁" A , ▁whom ▁you ▁want , ▁signs ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁your ▁concert . ▁He ▁sends ▁B ▁( wh om ▁you ▁don ' t ▁mind ) ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁re he ars al . ▁B , ▁without ▁your ▁knowledge ▁or ▁consent , ▁sends ▁C ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁re he ars al . ▁Not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁concert , ▁C ▁sends ▁D , ▁whom ▁you ▁would ▁have ▁paid ▁five ▁sh ill ings ▁to ▁stay ▁away ." ▁After ▁a ▁re he ars al ▁in ▁which ▁Wood ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁sea ▁of ▁entirely ▁un famil iar ▁faces ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁or chestra , ▁New man ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁platform ▁to ▁announ ce : ▁" G ent le men ,