DEBORAH BORDA: We are all so pleased to have all of you here

so we can share with you some news about the transformation

of David Geffen Hall.

It won't be just a renovation of the hall.

What it really is going to be is a reimagination

of what will be one of the finest concert

halls in the world.

GARY MCCLUSKIE: You're looking at a completely new spaces,

an entirely transformed hall.

We are so much closer to the music.

PAUL SCARBROUGH: The entirety of this orchestra floor.

The entirety of the first here will be under 100 feet

from the stage.

You'll be able to watch the conductor

as he or she communicates with the orchestra.

JAAP VAN ZWEDEN: And we will be more connected and more closer

to you than ever before.

BILLIE TSIEN: If there is a transformed musical experience,

we'd like to think that there's also

a transformed social experience.

What we're saying to the city of New York is,

"Come in, we welcome you."

HENRY TIMMS: This is the north facade of 60 feet.

You see that the moment is very closed off.

Think of this as a canvas, as a place

where we can commission site specific, works of art,

engaging with new generations, engagings with new audiences.

DEBORAH BORDA: And we couldn't be more excited about what's

about to happen.

Thank you very much for being here today.

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