{"id":14770,"date":"2024-09-23T13:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=14770"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:48:22","slug":"new-york-philharmonic-musicians-reach-new-labour-deal-including-30-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2024\/09\/23\/new-york-philharmonic-musicians-reach-new-labour-deal-including-30-raise\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Philharmonic Musicians Reach New Labour Deal Including 30% Raise"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14771\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/David-Geffen-Hall.jpg\" alt=\"David Geffen Hall\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/David-Geffen-Hall.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/David-Geffen-Hall-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/David-Geffen-Hall-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/David-Geffen-Hall-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Geffen Hall (Photo: Ajay Suresh\/Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week, members of the New York Philharmonic agreed to a new labour deal, raising their base pay to $205,000 USD. They will now be among the highest paid orchestras in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s happening:<\/strong> On September 19th, New York Philharmonic musicians reached a new labour deal. Members of the Philharmonic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/17\/arts\/music\/new-york-philharmonic-labor-troubles.html\">began their season<\/a> by protesting for higher wages. The players had not had a raise since 2019, and were paid significantly less than musicians in orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. The orchestra has negotiated a 30% raise over the next three years, putting their base salary at $205,000 USD\u2014amongst the highest for orchestral musicians in the US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The backstory:<\/strong> Recent days have been challenging for the NYPhil. This season, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/new-york-philharmonic-sexual-assault-scandal.html\">ground-breaking article<\/a> in New York Magazine exposed the orchestra\u2019s poor handling of a sexual assault case against associate principal trumpetist Matthew Muckey and principal oboist Liane Wang in 2010, leading to expensive law suits and criticism. In July, the orchestra\u2019s new CEO Gary Ginstling <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gary-ginstling-new-york-philharmonic-143b4e874a130d2e7d023dbd43e84cce\">suddenly resigned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Philharmonic is the oldest orchestra in the United States. It has a $237 Million USD endowment and an annual budget of $90 Million USD. In 2026, Gustavo Dudamel will join the NYPhil as its new music director. Hopefully this new deal augurs winds of change for the legendary orchestra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, members of the New York Philharmonic agreed to a new labour deal, raising their base pay to $205,000 USD. 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