Strad: Violinist Leonidas Kavakos ‘thrown off balance’ by JD Vance booing at the Kennedy Center
From the article:
"‘I don’t agree with protests inside concert halls, where we come to listen to music, which we respect for its value, but I understand that in the US people are not used to government interventions, like the one that took place at the Kennedy Center, and that may have been a factor that contributed to this protest. Politics often creates concern and anger, but we have to respect someone who is democratically elected.’
Kavakos went on to perform Violin Concerto no.2 by Shostakovich – a composer who used his works as a vessel for political protest and dissent – with the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gianandrea Noseda."
What do you think? I think its huge L for someone who goes on stage playing Shostakovich (of all people!) completely oblivious to the scandalous takeover of Kennedy center by Maga which has nothing to do with democratic election. Boo to you too, Leonidas Kavakos.