The New York Philharmonic has announced that it intends to restore its musicians’ salaries to their pre-pandemic rates based on the 2019-20 season scale.

The organization noted that this will go into effect starting on Sept. 21, 2022 instead of the previously agreed on Sept. 20, 2024 date as originally established in the Collective Bargaining agreement.

“Our Orchestra has weathered these past few years with loyalty, dedication, and sacrifice, hoping that the return to our home at David Geffen Hall would be the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Philharmonic Board Co-Chairmen Peter W. May and Oscar L. Tang, in an official press statement. “With that hope becoming a reality sooner than anticipated, we are delighted to be able to acknowledge the musicians’ commitment to this institution in this way.”

The New York Philharmonic’s 2022-23 season kicks off at the newly renovated David Geffen Hall this October. The season will star such opera stars as Eric Owens, Nicholas Phan, and Sasha Cooke, among others. For full details of the 2022-23 season, click here.