The Young People's Concerts at the New York Philharmonic are the longest-running series of family concerts of classical music in the world.
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“Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
“Make-believe is the avenue to much of the young child’s early understanding. He sorts out impressions and tries out ideas that are foundational to his later realistic comprehension. This private world sometimes is a quiet, solitary
world. More often it is a noisy, busy, crowded place where language grows, and social skills develop, and where perseverance and attention-span expand.”
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—Erich Fromm (20th century)
“The concerts you enjoy together
Neighbors you annoy together
Children you destroy together
That make marriage a joy”
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