“Carnegie Hall is projecting a $9 million operating deficit on its $104 million budget after canceling the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic and anticipates making changes to its schedule for 2020-21,” reads an unsigned Thursday (4/2) Associated Press article. “Executive director Clive Gillinson said this will be the first deficit since he joined Carnegie Hall in 2005…. Carnegie has canceled all events in its auditoriums through July 25, roughly 30% of this season’s schedule. It has just under 400 full-time employees plus part-time staff and teaching artists. It has not decided whether layoffs will be needed…. Carnegie has also called off summer tours for its National Youth Orchestra of the USA, NYO2 and NYO Jazz but hopes to host the musicians and have local events around residencies at suburban Purchase College. Carnegie will be launching digital offerings…. It expects to re-open in mid-September ahead of opening night on Oct. 7 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, music director Gustavo Dudamel, pianist Lang Lang and soprano Liv Redpath. More than 170 concerts are scheduled, but Gillinson anticipates some will be dropped” due to the hall’s lowered financial expectations and the challenges faced by orchestras and artists.
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