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Like U.S. history, classical music has become a new front in the culture wars as musicians and music institutions grapple with the legacies of racism. With most performing arts organizations shuttered ...

Few art forms on earth are more indebted to class privilege than Western classical music. For most of its history, it has relied on monarchs, aristocrats, and wealthy patrons even to exist. We have ...

On March 15, the Boston Symphony Orchestra began their concert as any other: The oboe tuned the orchestra with a concert A, then guest conductor Teddy Abrams and soloist Ray Chen came to the stage to ...

With its 13 violinists, four cellists and clarinets, and more, the Harlem Chamber Players plucks at the heartstrings of West Harlem residents yearning for diversity in classical music. The Harlem ...