Punishing Tchaikovsky

[Khandro]

I'm all for sanctions against Russia, but is this going too far?

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-03-10/cardiff-orchestra-pulls-tchaikovsky-concert-due-to-russian-invasion

[ichkeria]

That does seem on the face of it - and not only on the face of it - wholly uncalled for.

Why don't they do something useful?

[aelmpvw]

serves Mr Tchaikovsky right for supporting Putin . . .

[aelmpvw]

could get tricky producing a concert if they boycott all of these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_composers

[Khandro]

That is a pretty long list; interesting that they are really composers who were born or raised in Russia or the Russian Empire, rather than Russia itself, & so many are from Ukraine, Lithuanian, Estonia etc.

But re. the OP. I think this orchestra far from demonstrating a moral high-ground are actually diminishing the image of 'Wales' by sounding sanctimonious & short-sighted.

[ichkeria]

The "Little Russian" objection I understand but it is hard to see people thinking this is a calculated slight in 2022.

Sometimes too much knowledge can be unhelpful.

[Ken4155]

Putin's actions are permeating all forms of leisure. Just been compiling an early kick off Sunday football acca and it would appear that the bookies are not offering prices on any of the Russian Premier League matches.

[douglas9401]

It's all grist to the mill as battle lines are drawn in all walks of life.

Before you know it commuters will be condemned for rushin' for a train.

That, I think is the level we're heading for.

[Sqad]

Seems reasonable as we didn't hear much of Wagner and the Ride of the Valkyries' in WW2.

[ichkeria]

Wagner, WWII etc

https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/what-happened-to-classical-musicians-during-world-war-2/

Note the last sentence of the first paragraph

[Sqad]

Noted .

[Arrods]

For the time being, I think we should do everything possible to make the 'ordinary' Russian people ask themselves why these things are happening.

[webbo3]

Apparently German-British born composer George Frideric Handel of Messiah fame was an investor in the slave trading Royal Africa company, wait until his music is removed and banned from the airwaves.

[naomi24]

I think I'm losing the will to live.

[pastafreak]

I'm now waiting for all books by Russian authors to be erased from my kindle...is that next? Maybe the shelves of libraries and Waterstones first.

[ichkeria]

This sort of hysteria is why the orchestra’s action is to be deprecated.
There is a real genocide going on and we shouldn’t start creating false victims

[barry1010]

The BBC is wondering what to do about the Russian Strictly pro dancers

[Khandro]

British concert pianist Dame Myra Hess brought music to the masses throughout the Second World War with her morale-raising lunchtime recitals at London’s National Gallery, quite rightly playing German & Austrian & other composers without concern for their nationality.

Not only did it not concern her, but it didn't concern the thousands of British people who attended her recitals & whose spirits were lifted by the music.

[aelmpvw]

they've just played a Rimsky Korsakov piece on classic fm, should i switch my music centre off?

[douglas9401]

Countdown producers said to be in talks with Rachel Riley over her return citing her intimate relationship with a Russian national undermining the integrity of a pensioners parlour game.

[aelmpvw]

sadly i'm not a Russian national . . .