Collateral damage
Posted on 03/11/2022 9:25:55 AM PST by shadowlands1960
LATEST March 10, 5:14 p.m. After the publication of this article, Michael Tilson Thomas' publicist told SFGATE that while Thomas lost the opportunity to guest conduct Alexander Malofeev — who was scheduled to open the three shows in question — he was still able to conduct the rest of the symphony.
March 10, 2:55 p.m. Michael Tilson Thomas, the former music director of the San Francisco Symphony who now serves as music director laureate, was collateral damage when the Montreal Symphony Orchestra canceled performances by a popular Russian pianist whom Thomas was slated to perform with.
20-year-old Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev was supposed to perform three times this week, but the Montreal Symphony Orchestra canceled those performances due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine — an invasion Malofeev condemned after losing a separate gig in Vancouver.
"The truth is that every Russian will feel guilty for decades because of the terrible and bloody decision that none of us could influence and predict," Malofeev wrote on Facebook.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Ridiculous
And this is after the Russian pianist condemned the invasion. I hope he never agrees to play with that orchestra again. Better yet, I hope he does agree and stiffs them at the last minute.
Democrats are nasty bigots. They do this sort of thing in every war that they support.
This is stupid. Even during the cold war such things were allowed.
Crash Cymbol
So what is the over-under on when he will set up internment camps for all Americans of Russian ancestry ?
They won't have any issues with it this time, since Russians are white.
I thought it was against the law to discriminate based on national origin.
When will they open the Internment Camps?
More like a gong. As in this crap is a Gong Show.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.