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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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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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