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Maestro Accused of Striking Singer Won’t Return to His Ensembles

John Eliot Gardiner is stepping down from three renowned period groups he founded, after he was accused of hitting a singer last year.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Chase, Claire Classical Music Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center Heyward, Jonathon (Conductor) Huang Ruo Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center’s Audiences Deserve Music Worthy of Them

When listeners were given the power to program an orchestral concert, the results were surprising.

By Zachary Woolfe

Music Nilsson, Molly Un-American Activities (Album)

Molly Nilsson’s Synth-Pop Puts Politics Front and Center

She is her own manager, books her own tours and has never had a publicist. And her latest album features a song about communism in the style of Madonna’s “Vogue.”

By Shaad DSouza

Boston Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Koussevitzky, Serge

Serge Koussevitzky Bent Music History to His Will

Serge Koussevitzky, a prolific commissioner born 150 years ago, made his mark not only on the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but also on American music.

By David Allen