Posted on 03/10/2022 1:47:11 PM PST by oblomov
A young Russian pianist who was set to perform with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra this week has been struck from the schedule after protest.
However, the orchestra maintained its praise for 20-year-old Alexander Malofeev, who has been outspoken against the invasion of Ukraine, where he said he has some family members.
"The OSM feels that it would be inappropriate to receive Mr. Malofeev this week," wrote a spokesperson for the orchestra, Pascale Ouimet, in a statement.
"We continue, however, to believe in the importance of maintaining relationships with artists of all nationalities who embrace messages of peace and hope. We look forward to welcoming this exceptional artist when the context allows it."
Malofeev will no longer be performing on March 9, 10 and 13 in Montreal, though the concerts will still go ahead with different performers.
Some Ukrainian Montrealers had emailed the OSM to ask it to cancel Malofeev's performances, saying it wasn't about his stance on the war but about promoting a Russian product, in this case a "cultural product."
***SNIP***
In two Facebook posts, Malofeev has decried the war, first writing on March 2 that "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."
On Monday, however, he added that he's upset by the "hatred going in all directions, in Russia and around the world," and that he "still believe[s] Russian culture and music specifically should not be tarnished by the ongoing tragedy, though it is impossible to stay aside now."
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Stupid as an old cow party
Symphony-goers who see how stupid and offensive and dangerous this is need to stay home. Let the righteous orchestra play to an empty hall.
Childish and sociopathic to punish someone innocent because of their nationality.
I remember the assaholic lectures very recently about not blaming Chinese people for the Wuhan virus.
It started with the Vodka. I thought that was crazy. Then Russian cst competitions, special olympics for Russian kids, and this.
If they need to try that hard to the Russian people against Putin, perhaps they need to reassess.
Can you imagine another nation perpetrating that type of control? Trying To destroy the lives of innocent people like they are doing. Both parties are looking pretty equal right now.
You wrote back: Pidor Putin is your dictator.
No sympathy for the young impressario who was figuratively gunned down by the Western TechnoDicktaters - even after renouncing Mother Russia's attack on Ukraine, thus putting himself and his family in danger from the brutal Russian warlord Putin?
I think we know where you're coming from, and it's not a very nice place, NoMercyFlush...
Us Trump supporters are next.
Don't be on a list that the Western TechnoDicktaters can get hold of.
“I think we know where you’re coming from, and it’s not a very nice place.”
No, you have no idea where I’m coming from. But you are correct in that it is not a very nice place.
The level of stupidity in all this is staggering.
The Ukraine “war” is flushing out the glowworms...
It's evident.
You support the Western TechnoDictators, and lap up their swill like a dog on a pile of spew.
All you had to say on this thread was that this action on the kid is wrong - and you couldn't bring yourself to do it.
Glowies R Us...
Apologizing to the cancel mob is hopeless—he would have been better up standing up for his native country and telling them all to go &^%$ themselves.
More “woke” stupidity... Like that did anything. Restaurants not serving Russian salad dressing, morons dumping out Russian vodka they already bought and then there’s the social media, “Ukrainian Strong” dipshits.
We got way to many problems in this country to give a shit about any any other country.
When we fix our own problems then you can help others.
Remember when we did this during wwii. Let’s just lock up all the Russians and put them in a camp.
On Christmas Eve 1944, my father’s 3rd Army outfit sang Christmas Carols with German soldiers who were in battle positions 400 yards away. On Christmas Day there were no hostilities.
Now we have this stupidity.
What’s hilarious is that there’s absolutely nothing Russian about Russian salad dressing.
I am not here to make you happy.
“We” didn’t lock up Americans with Japanese last names.
A left-wing Dem President did.
It's a Last-Worder, too, apparently.
“This is just another Kulturputsch by the left. Conservatives are their real intended, eventual targets. Russians are just in the way at the moment.”
Clearly the case, particularly when they show up here.
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