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Esa-Pekka Salonen: A Conductor at the Top, and at a Crossroads

Salonen, who will soon be a free agent for the first time in decades, could do pretty much anything at this stage. What will it be?

By Joshua Barone

Discord at the Symphony: Losing a Star, San Francisco Weighs Its Future

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Discord at the Symphony: Losing a Star, San Francisco Weighs Its Future

The struggles of one of the nation’s finest orchestras show the difficulties facing classical music in the United States.

By Robin Pogrebin and Javier C. Hernandez