Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner said he is stepping down for the rest of the year after he allegedly hit a musician who walked the wrong way off stage. The conductor withdrew from the BBC Proms last ...

Among the many visiting orchestras this year are four of the greatest in continental Europe. Simon Rattle will make his first visit to the Proms as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony ...

Classical concerts are usually sober, sit-up-straight affairs, with just enough light in the darkened hall to peer at the programme note and keep track of what you’re actually listening to. Mental ...

British proms conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner has withdrawn from the BBC Proms after being accused of “slapping and punching” a member of his choir who exited the stage on the wrong side. During the ...

LONDON (AP) — Prominent classical music conductor John Eliot Gardiner is pulling out of all engagements until next year after allegedly hitting a singer backstage following a concert. The British ...