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Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park review: this production’s staging undermines its intensity

Fine singers were not well-served by the stark design and out-of-focus direction

Evening Standard

Commentary: What is Ukrainian music, and what does it say about the war?

LOS ANGELES — The first week of May, I attended four concerts. All four, whether by chance or intent, had a connection with Ukraine. That was obvious the first day of May at a benefit concert for Ukraine put on by the Wende Museum and Jacaranda Music at the Robert…

Los Angeles Times

Tchaikovsky’s Ukrainian heritage should be celebrated

Letters: Although the composer was born in Russia, his paternal family came from Ukraine, writes Amanda Turner. Plus Fr Alec Mitchell on the Ukrainian harpist Veronika Lemishenko

The Guardian - UK

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Emeli Sande hopes BBC music show allows people time out from ‘hectic chaos’

She is hosting a new show which sees her exploring music that inspires her.

The Independent UK

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 2 is ripe for a Ukrainian rebranding

Letters: Symphony No 2 is usually dubbed the ‘Little Russian’, but was once nicknamed the ‘Ukrainian symphony’, writes Edward Wilson. Plus Jeremy Muldowney on a young Polish artist’s national pride

The Guardian - UK

What’s in a name? Russians in New York adapt amid Ukraine war

As some remove references to Russia from business names, others say it’s unfair to blame all Russians for Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin's Hypocritical Lament About Cancel Culture, J.K. Rowling

"Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians."

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Putin says west treating Russian culture like ‘cancelled’ JK Rowling

President complains west ‘trying to cancel a whole 1,000-year culture’ after invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Japanese orchestras ditch Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'

Some Japanese orchestras have decided to stop performing a piece by Russian composer Tchaikovsky (1840-93) that celebrates Russia's defense against a French invasion in 1812.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Bruce Liu/Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali review – an unexpected but refined UK debut

Last year’s winner of the International Chopin competition, Bruce Liu, was a late substitution for this all-Tchaikovsky programme, but made light and elegant work of the challenging Second Concerto

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: Banning Tchaikovsky won’t win the war in Ukraine

Banning Tchaikovsky is not the way to win a war. Last week, the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra removed the composer’s popular "1812 Overture" from its forthcoming program due to the invasion of Ukraine. The work noisily celebrates Russian resistance to Napoleon’s invasion.

Tribune News Service

Why now is no time for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture

Letters: Bojan Bujic on the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s decision to remove the Russian composer’s work from its programme

The Guardian - UK

Tchaikovsky and Moscow Mules off: consumers vent fury over Ukraine invasion

Madrid restaurant trolled, priest defaces Dublin embassy and orchestra cancels 1812 Overture in anti-Russia actions

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff orchestra pulls Tchaikovsky concert due to Russian invasion

The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra has said its previously planned programme is ‘inappropriate at this time’.

The Independent UK

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