What's on the Table to Fix This Identity Crisis in Classical Music?

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The majority of symphony orchestras in the United States, at least the major ones right now, are in financial straits. "It has forced the orchestra field as a whole to realize that this great art you appreciate us, we're going to tell you what to think of us," he says.

Gustavo Dudamel brought classical music to the masses in Los Angeles. Now he’s announced that he’s taking his talents to New York, which could revive classical music on one of its biggest stages.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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