Orchestra

Utopia as Alibi: Said, Barenboim and the Divan Orchestra

by SR Editor December 13, 2009

By Raymond Deane* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz As a classical musician involved in pro-Palestinian activism, I frequently encounter the assumption that I am an unconditional admirer of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (WEDO). My reservations on this score tend to produce shocked disapproval: How could I not enthuse about such an idealistic project, particularly since [...]

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