Party crashers.

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times, February 24, 2011

Images of the street protest mentioned in my review can be seen at Adalah-NY. I've posted my sole iPhone snap here, but I wish I'd gotten close enough to see the clever violin-shaped signs visible in the linked slideshow.

Playlist:

ProjeKct Three - Live in Alexandria, VA, March 3, 2003 (DGM)

John Adams - Doctor Atomic - Gerald Finley, Richard Paul Fink, Eric Owens, Thomas Glenn, Jessica Rivera, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Philharmonic/Lawrence Renes (Opus Arte)

King Crimson - Greek Theatre, University of California-Berkeley, August 13, 1982 (DGM Live)

Randy Gibson - Aqua Madora (Avantmedia)

American Music Club - Mercury (Reprise)

Liturgy - Aesthetica (Thrill Jockey; out May 10)

Jeremy Pelt - The Talented Mr. Pelt (Highnote)

King Crimson - Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL, June 22, 1984 (DGM Live)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sinfonia concertante in E-flat (K. 364); Gustav Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde - Stefan Jackiw, Richard Yongjae O'Neill, Sarah Connolly, Toby Spence, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (LPO Listen Again; available thru March 10)

Comments

[Alex Stern]

Yes! White violins that say "The Whitewash Apartheid Orchestra!" I love them! Makes you think about the message behind the Mahler. Seems like extra security measures might have been quite unnecessary (although PETA might have wanted to pour some red paint on all those fur coats). Looks like a spirited, creative protest!

[Ethan]

I was personally a big fan of "Justice-- Presto, not Lento" and the chant "I love Gustav, I love Mahler, But Occupation Makes Us Holler."

[Lisa Hirsch]

I assume these folks will also protest the whites-only, 98% male VPO when they come to town?

[Steve]

I wouldn't imagine that these precise protesters will be out picketing the Vienna Philharmonic, given how specific their targets were, but someone always does.