The New York Philharmonic’s move to Carnegie Hall is bad for music in New York. “The most jarring thing about this agreement is that the Philharmonic and Carnegie are merging into a single entity. Think about it. Effectively there will be no more Carnegie Hall: It will simply be the Philharmonic’s hall, which they’ll let others use from time to time. The 130 nights a year the Philharmonic will “cannibalize” in its new home will be bad news for recitalists, string quartets, popular musicians and visiting orchestras.”