{"id":1366734,"date":"2022-03-09T05:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366734"},"modified":"2022-03-09T10:31:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T15:31:02","slug":"montreal-symphony-drops-russian-anti-war-piano-prodigy-after-musicians-complain-money-could-go-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montreal-symphony-drops-russian-anti-war-piano-prodigy-after-musicians-complain-money-could-go-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Symphony Drops Russian Anti-War Piano Prodigy After Musicians Complain Money Could Go To Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmontreal-symphony-drops-russian-anti-war-piano-prodigy-after-musicians-complain-money-could-go-to-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/MontrealSymphonyOrhcestra.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Montreal Symphony Orchestra announced this week that 20-year-old piano prodigy Alexander Malofeev \u2014 a Russian citizen who opposes the war in Ukraine and has family in the Eastern European nation \u2014 has been canceled from upcoming performances because it would be insensitive to Ukrainian residents in Montreal to promote him during a time when Russia is invading Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Malofeev was scheduled to preform for the first time in Montreal, Quebec, on March 9, with subsequent performances on March 10 and 13. But CBC Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/montreal-symphony-orchestra-russian-pianist-1.6377513\">reported<\/a> that several musicians complained about his presence in part because the money paid to him could wind up back in the Russian government\u2019s hands, therefore funding the war:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Katherine Palyga, a violinist with the Montreal orchestra, was among those refusing to play with the Russian.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Her partner has family in Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t think I could manage,\u201d Palyga\u00a0said. \u201cWith the fee that the OSM is paying him, [the money] will still be returning to Russia, no matter what.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At first the orchestra declined to remove the 20 year old from the program, noting that he had spoken out against the war.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on March 2, Malofeev was canceled by the Vancouver orchestra due to his nationality. Following that decision, the Russian citizen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alexander.malofeev.pianist\/posts\/375124607763381\">lamented<\/a> via Facebook that \u201cThe truth is that every Russian will feel guilty for decades because of the terrible and bloody decision that none of us could influence and predict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alexander.malofeev.pianist\/posts\/375124607763381\">added in a follow up Facebook post<\/a> that \u201cIt is very painful for me to see everything that is happening. I have never seen so much hatred going in all directions, in Russia and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the people with whom I have personally communicated these days are guided by only one feeling \u2013 fear,\u201d he remarked before noting that he feared speaking to journalists because of potential reprisal against his family in Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<p>\u201cI still believe Russian culture and music specifically should not be tarnished by the ongoing tragedy, though it is impossible to stay aside now,\u201d he continued. \u201cHonestly, the only thing I can do now is to pray and cry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<p>Malofeev also strongly rebuked war as a whole, saying that it is not the answer to any conflict, blasting prejudice against nationalities, and calling for the violence to end:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>It would seem that there are obvious conclusions: no problem can be solved by war, people cannot be judged by their nationality. But why, in a few days, has the whole world rolled back into a state where every person has a choice between fear and hatred?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>I do understand that my problems are very insignificant compared to those of people in Ukraine, including my relatives who live there. The most important thing now is to stop the blood. All I know is that the spread of hatred will not help in any way, but only cause more suffering.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Despite that Facebook post, the orchestra\u2019s spokesman Pascale Ouimet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/montreal-symphony-orchestra-russian-pianist-1.6377513\">released a statement announcing<\/a> \u201cthat it would be inappropriate to receive Mr. Malofeev this week.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe continue, however, to believe in the importance of maintaining relationships with artists of all nationalities who embrace messages of peace and hope,\u201d Ouimet added. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming this exceptional artist when the context allows it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Montreal residents like Mariya Makivchuk \u2014 who is from Ukraine \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/montreal-symphony-orchestra-russian-pianist-1.6377513\">praised the move, <\/a>saying, \u201cIt\u2019s time to take concrete action and join the global community of cultural institutions and boycott the Russian cultural product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Symphony Orchestra announced this week that 20-year-old piano prodigy Alexander Malofeev \u2014 a Russian citizen who opposes the war in Ukraine and has family in the Eastern European<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1366734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}