National Symphony Board Signals Optimism as $42 Million Budget Awaits Approval
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4
National Symphony Board Signals Optimism as $42 Million Budget Awaits Approval
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4
Summary
$42 million is the National Symphony Orchestra's latest disclosed annual budget, but Kennedy Center leadership has left the next season's plan unapproved for more than two months.
That delay has kept the orchestra from securing concert halls and guest performers for the fall, even as its board said after a Wednesday meeting that plans for next season would be announced soon.
A two-year Kennedy Center renovation ordered under President Trump has intensified the disruption by forcing the orchestra to find temporary venues away from its longtime home.
Since Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center at the start of his second term, the orchestra has also faced weaker audiences, artist cancellations and staff departures, deepening concern over its future.