that he believed in judging musicians by their artistry, not their political views. Froschauer also noted that Gergiev was appearing as a musician, not a politician. But the intensifying crisis increased pressure on Carnegie Hall. Activists began to speak out on social media, using the hashtag #CancelGergiev to call attention to the crisis., a protest group formed in response to the 2014 pro-annexation letter, which was signed by 511 Russian cultural figures.
“We were smashing our heads against a very strong wall,” she said. “If we got responses, they were like, ‘Don’t mix art with politics.’ Our argument is it’s not us mixing art with politics. They signed the letter as artists.”Shraga, who spoke to The Post by phone from an anti-invasion rally in Times Square, says politics and art cannot be separated in Russia, where artists often also serve political roles.
Karita Mattila, a Finnish soprano, praised Carnegie Hall’s decision on Twitter, calling it the “right thing to do.” She wrote that she had refused to perform with Gergiev at Carnegie Hall in 2014 because he supported the annexation of Crimea. “My action had lasting consequences: I received threats,” she wrote.
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Well, the woke cancel culture crowd is just going to have to boycott Carnegie Hall to be consistent I guess. Their top donor and member of their board of trustees is Len Blavatnik. Russian oligarch close to Putin with a $35,000,000,000 networth. Doh!
No more gravy train for that flute peddler.
Awesome.. this will make Putin stop the war..haha
Liars. Ukraine was hit with Airstrikes. Their military installations, airports, Air Force has been decimated. NO large ground force into Kiev yet. Small Russian companies probing the city, feeling it out. No one wants high casualties of urban warfare. Putin wants surrender.
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