JAAP VAN ZWEDEN

Deborah Borda will retire as president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic at the end of the 2022-23 season.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Geffen Hall after a $550 million renovation on Oct. 7 with a concert led by music director Jaap van Zweden before an invited audience to thank healthcare, emergency and construction workers.

The New York Philharmonic will resume subscription performances in September following a historic 18-month gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic, presenting a shortened schedule of 78 concerts in a season shifted from Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall while the orchestra’s home is remodeled.

The New York Philharmonic has given its first public performance after a historic hiatus of more than 13 months caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

FILE - This May 12, 2020 file photo shows David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, closed during COVID-19 lockdown, in New York. The New York Philharmonic has launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – The New York Philharmonic launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. There are no initial selections involving Leonard Bernstein, the Philharmonic’s music director from 1958-69. The Philharmonic stopped large-scale live concerts last March because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

Luisis contract as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was extended for five years through the 2028-29 season. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)DALLAS – Fabio Luisi’s contract as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was extended for five years through the 2028-29 season on Wednesday. Luisi, who turns 61 on Jan. 17, was hired in June 2018 to start as music director with the 2020-21 season. He succeeded Jaap van Zweden (2008-18), who became music director of the New York Philharmonic. Luisi is in his final season as general music director of the Zurich Opera, a role he has held since 2012.

Fabio Luisi never expected his first performance as Dallas Symphony Orchestra music director to be in a mostly empty Meyerson Symphony Center. Dallas becomes among the first large U.S. classical organization to return from the layoff caused by COVID-19. "Its kind of emotional for people since theyve had it taken away from them for so long.The Dallas Symphony cut its budget to about $33 million from nearly $40 million. Also principal conductor for the Danish National Symphony, Luisi formerly held positions with the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Symphony, Dresdens Staatskapelle and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. The Dallas Symphony is unsure what audience will be permitted for Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker that starts Nov. 27.