Financial professional recalled excellent places to view performances? (9)
I believe the answer is:
auditoria
'places to view performances?' is the definition.
(plural of 'auditorium')
'financial professional recalled excellent' is the wordplay.
'financial professional' becomes 'auditor'.
'recalled' says the letters should be written in reverse (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'excellent' becomes 'ai' (resembles 'A1', old-fashioned term for excellent).
'ai' reversed gives 'ia'.
'auditor'+'ia'='AUDITORIA'
(Other definitions for auditoria that I've seen before include "Where concertgoers sit" , "music halls" , "Locations for houses" , "Spaces for audiences" , "Theatres, concert halls" .)