Pro-Palestine Demonstrators at the Musikverein - Performance Affected with Israeli Maestro

At the start of the season at the Vienna Musikverein on Saturday, there was a scandal: As reported by the "Standard", Pro-Palestine demonstrators disrupted the performance conducted by the Israeli maestro Lahav Shani with "Free Gaza!" chants and forced an interruption. The incident occurred despite meticulous ticket checks.

Palestine Flag Unfurled in Musikverein

According to the report, the Munich Philharmonic had played for less than 15 minutes in the Great Hall of the Musikverein when an orchestrated action began: A handful of activists started chanting slogans in the standing area and unfurled a Palestine flag.

The security personnel had quite a struggle to get the troublemakers under control. When the situation finally seemed resolved, another visitor revealed himself as an activist. He marched towards the stage and shouted "Freedom for Gaza!". According to the "Standard", the response from the audience was anything but sympathetic.

Shani Disinvited from Flanders Festival

On stage, the orchestra stopped. According to the "Standard", Shani waited for the commotion to end and then gave the signal to restart to the Munich orchestra.

It was not the first time Shani was targeted by Gaza protesters. Just a week ago, he was disinvited from the Flanders Festival in Ghent. The official reason given was that Shani had not clearly distanced himself from the Netanyahu government and its war actions.

(APA/Red)

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