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  • In short: Musicians passed a vote of no confidence in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's managing director and operating officer on Friday night after the cancellation of a performance by a pianist who spoke about the conflict in Gaza.
  • The move has also prompted well-known band The Cat Empire to postpone three shows with the MSO.
  • What's next? The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says it will conduct an independent review into its policies
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[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 21 points 2 months ago

In an email to ticketholders of Sunday's performance, the MSO said it did not condone the use of its stage as "a platform for expressing personal views", and apologised for any "offence and distress" caused by the comments.

But... That's art in a nutshell.

[-] eureka@aussie.zone 9 points 2 months ago

It's a sharp reminder of the industrialisation of art as entertainment, more than as expression.

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Sounds like it won't be the pianist losing their job as a result of this saga...

[-] No1@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I had a funny comment to make, but this is a serious issue and it's not appropriate right meow.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 2 months ago

Looks like they won’t be playing any shows in Germany in the future

[-] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Didn't everyone except Ollie and Felix leave the cat empire?

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