For years, there’s been a mystery inside the New York Philharmonic. Two male musicians — a trumpet player and the orchestra’s principal oboe — were fired in 2018 for unspecified misconduct. Then, in 2020, with little public explanation, they were reinstated. Today, for the first time,New YorkMagazine publishes the details of the alleged misconduct, including an accusation from Cara Kizer, a French-horn player, that she was drugged and sexually assaulted. As investigative reporter Sammy Sussman discovered, the crisis at the Philharmonic did not stop there: One female musician said she felt pushed out of the orchestra for her support of Kizer, and additional women came forward with allegations of misconduct. It’s an important story about a New York institution that is struggling, still, to protect its members.
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