Brussels 〓 The concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra was interrupted, the scream of defending Palestine

2018/05/27

At the venue of the Brussels performances of the Philadelphia Orchestra (Philadelphia Orchestra) led by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the audience cried out the Palestinian slogan and was taken out of the venue during the performance An incident happened. According to reports in Europe and the United States, two women shouted at the time of the performance of Brahms’ piano concerto No. 1 (pianist Elaine Grimaud). Nézet-Séguin, who noticed the uproar, stopped playing and resumed playing after 25 minutes of interruption.

This night’s concert is the first day of the tour. Tours will be held in Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris, Duesseldorf, Hamburg and Vienna, after which they will visit three Israeli cities of Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. In Philadelphia, a crowd protesting against Israel’s visit from the time of the tour decision is protesting in front of the orchestra’s home base Kimmel Center, and on December 15 a case will be excluded by the police in an effort to close the road It had occurred.

Photo：Yannick Nézet-Séguin　/　Jan Regan