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Why a concert hall should be the last place for a protest — particularly an antisemitic one like this

JL;DR SUMMARY The recent protest against pianist Andras Schiff and the Israel Philharmonic in Paris highlights the misuse of concert halls for antisemitic demonstrations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ProtestMusicFranceBeethovenVladimir JankélévitchAndras SchiffIsrael PhilharmonicConcert HallExtreme Politics

Places mentioned

Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"Flares like the ones used at a concert by Andras Schiff and the Israel Philharmonic have become common in protests, like this one in support of Palestinians in Warsaw, on Oct. 12, 2025."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"Yet at the start of Schiffs rendition of Beethovens Fifth Piano Concerto with the Israel Philharmonic last week at the Cit de la Musique in Paris, music did not come out of silence."
Bologna, Italy
"Pianist Andras Schiff performs during the Bologna Festival at Manzoni Theater in 2021, in Bologna, Italy."

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