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Is Music ‘Above’ Politics?
Is it right to suggest that music is something that can ‘transcend’ politics? Simon Hewitt Jones considers whether Desmond Tutu and the director of Israel Opera both have it wrong…
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Posted in Middle East, World Culture
Tagged israel, music, palestine, performance, politics
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Attacking The Jerusalem String Quartet: A Dangerous Precedent
When protestors disrupted a concert by the Jerusalem String Quartet, it was not just a political mistake, it was a musical tragedy too, writes violinist Simon Hewitt Jones.
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