As the principal oboe for the New York Philharmonic, Liang Wang held one of the most prestigious posts in American orchestral music. Until he was fired last fall, he apparently earned more than twice the base pay of his colleagues, he was a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and NYU, and he gave master classes at Juilliard and the Curtis Institute of Music. According to newly released documents in a lawsuit Wang has filed against the Philharmonic alleging he was wrongfully dismissed, he also faced at least 11 allegations of sexual misconduct, ranging from, in the words of a report commissioned by the Philharmonic, “inappropriate comments and unsolicited invitations, to sexual advances, to unwelcome kisses, to sexual assault and rape.” Wang has denied all of the allegati

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