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Those salaries are chump change compared to what the best of the best make in their respective fields. They deserve that and more.[/quote]
Comparing symphony orchestra to sports teams, law firms etc is an apples an oranges comparison. The teams and law firms, are making money and not having to go to the subscription base, corporations, government, donors with the beggers bowl, tap into the endowment fund and jack ticket prices up more and more every year so fewer people can afford to go to break even. A non-profit group that is paying the kind of salaries that the NY Phil is is going to have problems with all of the outside sources. "why should I contribute to an organization that pays those kinds of salaries." (personal note that is one of the reasons i don't contribute to public radio) I think that sooner or later the AFM is going to have to have a mindset change.
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