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The Cultural and Economic Disaster of New York City

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The Cultural and Economic Disaster of New York City
The David Geffen Hall, originally named Philharmonic Hall and later renamed Avery Fisher Hall, at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, circa 1965. The building is the home of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. Authenticated News/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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The New York Philharmonic’s performance of Gustav Mahler’s 9th Symphony, brilliantly conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, lived up to the piece’s immense reputation. Written in 1909, it is the last gasp of the Old World wrecked by the Great War. It left the audience in tears of melancholy reflection.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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