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But in remarks to POLITICO, Prosor compared the cancellation to the persecution of Jewish musicians under the Third Reich. “What Jewish musicians experienced during the Holocaust is happening before our eyes again today. This is pure antisemitism,” he said. The ambassador added that the organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent should be held “accountable for this form of illegal discrimination.” …

Flanders Festival Ghent says it made decision over lack of ‘clarity’ about incoming conductor Lahav Shani’s views. Published On 11 Sep 202511 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A music festival in Belgium has cancelled a planned concert by a celebrated German orchestra over concerns about its Israeli conductor’s stance on the war in Gaza. The …

German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer has spoken of a “disgrace for Europe” after a Belgian festival canceled a performance by a top German orchestra to be given with an Israeli conductor. Organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent late on Wednesday announced that the Munich Philharmonic would no longer perform on September 18 as planned, saying they were concerned about conductor Lahav Shani‘s …

Christoph von Dohnanyi, Conductor With a World of Admirers, Dies at 95  The New York Times Christoph Von Dohnányi, longtime conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, has died  NPR Christoph von Dohnányi, celebrated Philharmonia conductor whose family tried to assassinate Hitler  The Telegraph Christoph von Dohnanyi, former Cleveland Orchestra music director, dies at 95  WKYC Conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi has Died, Age 95  The Violin Channel …

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ twin daughters, Jessie and D’Lila Combs, were booted off a rollercoaster for allegedly refusing to heed the warnings of safety officers by putting away their phones. Jessie and D’Lila were notable not among the family members who recently visited the embattled rapper in his Manhattan jail, ahead of his sentencing in October. Meanwhile, Sean “Diddy” Combs scored …