Musicians of the New York Philharmonic and Music Director Jaap van Zweden at David Geffen Hall.
In Monday’s (4/15) New York Times, Javier C. Hernández writes, “The New York Philharmonic said on Monday that two players it had tried to fire in 2018—but was forced to rehire after the musicians’ union challenged their dismissal—would not take part in rehearsals or performances for the time being after a magazine article detailed the allegations of misconduct that had been made against them. The Philharmonic said that the players—the principal oboist, Liang Wang, and the associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey—would not appear as the orchestra deals with the fallout from a New York magazine article published on Friday…. The men have denied wrongdoing; their lawyers said they expect to return to the ensemble soon…. Gary Ginstling, the Philharmonic’s president and chief executive, … confirmed that Mr. Muckey and Mr. Wang were not playing with the orchestra at the moment…. The orchestra’s musicians posted a statement on social media on Saturday calling on the orchestra’s players and its management to help ensure a safe environment.”
