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The $550 Million Question: How Does David Geffen Hall Sound?

The New York Philharmonic’s home underwent an extensive renovation that was finished two years ago. But that was only the beginning of the quest for the perfect sound.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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Gone in a Six-Year Flash: Farewell to the New York Phil’s Maestro

The pandemic-derailed tenure of Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, was too short to give us a full sense of him, as man or maestro.

By Zachary Woolfe

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The End of a Maestro’s Era Approaches at the Philharmonic

Jaap van Zweden returned to the New York Philharmonic to lead some of his final programs as the orchestra’s music director.

By Joshua Barone

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Jaap van Zweden’s Brief, Fraught Time Atop the New York Philharmonic

He arrived on a mission to reshape the ensemble as its music director. Now, as he departs, he’s still making sense of his pandemic-interrupted tenure.

By Javier C. Hernandez