Are Symphonies Too Big to Succeed? | By Andrew Manshel - WSJ.com

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Are Symphonies Too Big to Succeed? | By Andrew Manshel - WSJ.com:

"There is a way forward. The Atlanta Symphony recently reported reducing its operating costs (including a reduction in musicians' salaries) through a cooperative process that included management, board members and players, and that worked to provide a thorough understanding of the organization's financial situation to all participants. The symphony's president has since left Atlanta and is now headed for the Philadelphia Orchestra, which has experienced many of the problems that beset Cleveland. Clearly, the survival of orchestras involves the reduction of their cost base, and for that to happen, managements across the country need to make their financial situation transparent to their musicians and make them full partners in creating fiscal viability for the enterprise."