Can the symphony be saved? - Music News: Artists. Songs. Videos - Salon.com

Can the symphony be saved? - Music News: Artists. Songs. Videos - Salon.com: The problems are easy to identify: The recession has pummeled charitable giving and endowments, while the audience has continued to age. Many large orchestras have been juggling high operating costs and diminishing revenues for years, so they were especially vulnerable to the downturn. Local governments and benefactors, under pressure of their own, are less able to save the day.