Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra removes Tchaikovsky over Ukraine conflict

UK Guardian ^ | March 9, 2022 | Matthew Weaver

[C19fan]

The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra is facing ridicule after removing the Russian composer Tchaikovsky from its forthcoming programme dueThe Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra is facing ridicule after removing the Russian composer Tchaikovsky from its forthcoming programme due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture, which celebrates Russia’s victory against the invasion of Napoleon, was due to be included in the orchestra’s upcoming Tchaikovsky concert at St David’s Hall on 18 March, but the entire programme has been abandoned due to events in Ukraine. to the conflict in Ukraine.

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture, which celebrates Russia’s victory against the invasion of Napoleon, was due to be included in the orchestra’s upcoming Tchaikovsky concert at St David’s Hall on 18 March, but the entire programme has been abandoned due to events in Ukraine.

[C19fan]

All this cancelling of Russian artists and cultural output in the West is just another symptom of the totalitarian mindset gaining in the West. "I'll give you my Rachmaninoff when you pry it from my cold, dead hands."

[Mr. K]

Oh Geez...

We should remove ALL THE EXHIBITS of cavemen in museums because some of them went on to breed... RUSSIANS!!!!!!!

[kiryandil]

     

[kiryandil]

Are you going to your town’s Dumping Of The Russian Dressings?

[Sans-Culotte]

Of the many empty virtue signaling gestures that have occurred since the war started, this one may be the emptiest.

It will be funny if they are now criticized for dropping the music of a homosexual composer.

[dfwgator]

Tell Tchaikovsky the news!

[DannyTN]

All your dead composers are belong to us!!

[Altura Ct.]

If we’d just get rid of everything deemed ‘bad’ or we disagree with...

We can all be Borg!

[colorado tanker]

Now we’re in theater of the absurd. It’s as bad as renaming French Fries.

[rfp1234]

Frigging imbeciles. Do they still play Wagner?

[NicoDon]

all they are doing is cancelling themselves. I won’t go to a venue that does this. BLACKlisted. Nor will i go see an orchestra or symphony that does this. The only way to stop the virtue signaling of this sort is to stop giving them your money.

[rdl6989]

That’ll show em!

[Long Jon No Silver]

All this does is confirm to Russians that the cold war was more than about politics. It is a dislike of them as a people and seeing them as untermenschen. No wonder they will turn away from the western club of culture snobs

[Seruzawa]

Mussgorski and Rachmaninoff were Putinitas! Who knew?

[dfwgator]

I’ll take “Self-Fulfilling Prophecies” for $100, Alex!

[Sacajaweau]

We’re a nation of as***. No different than ripping down Confederate Soldier statues. But there’s a couple statues of Lenin around still.

[Clemenza]

Stupid. And I say this as someone who wants to see the current Russian army destroyed.

[C210N]

I’ve done my share.

I’ve gone thru all our cookbooks, and ripped out and shredded all the pages with Beef Strogonoff recipes.

Borscht recipes too.

[Salvation]

Not posting or playing Russian music or art is ridiculous. Those composers and artists had no connection with Pution

[Sacajaweau]

I’ll bet 99% of the Ukrainians are of Russian ancestry.