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The New York Philharmonic has a habit of summoning ex-leaders back into service.
Deborah Borda did three separate stints as chief executive.
Shake strongly the programming of the NY Phil, he advised.
Give them a little bit of adventure.
It is not easy, you will see.
It wasnt: Lorin Maazel was music director at the time, and his boundary pushing was scant.
The definition ofadventurehas changed, and the appetite for it increased.
There are more women onstage, on the podium, and in the programs.
Musical organizations now double as educational institutions.
He and Dudamel go way back.
They also share a musical sensibility.
Gustavos a voracious devourer of the new and interesting, and hes always exploring, Tarnopolsky says.
Now, they can shake strongly together.
The new era comes after a rough year at the Philharmonic.
The concert season got going last September as the players contract was about to expire.
The situation gave Tarnopolsky pause.
He got his wish.
I feel like I start with a clean slate, Tarnopolsky says.
Music is an innately collaborative process.
