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New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way

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Two of the country's oldest and most venerated music institutions, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, are beginning their seasons with a change in artistic leadership. Both organizations are grappling with 21st century issues of bringing new audiences in and convincing them that centuries-old music forms are central to their lives today. New York Philharmonic president and CEO Deborah Borda has returned to the organization , where she held the same position in the 1990s. And she's joined by a new music director, Jaap van Zweden. "Jaap is the 26th music director in our 177-year history," Borda says. "So that means it's a moment of great import, because no matter who the past music director was or who the next music director will be, it's a moment to think anew. To take a different point of view." Borda and van Zweden hope to bring in new audiences with a different approach to programming: that means thematic concerts such as " Music of Conscience " and " New York

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