"While Shani had spoken in favour of peace and reconciliation in the past, his attitude towards the genocidal regime in Tel Aviv was unclear given his role as the chief conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the festival organisers said. Given the inhumanity of the current situation, which is also leading to emotional reactions in our own society, we believe it is undesirable to allow this concert to go ahead, the organisers said, adding that they had chosen not to collaborate with partners who had not distanced themselves unequivocally from that regime."
"We, the Munich Philharmonic and I, are profoundly shocked that a festival in Belgium in the heart of Europe and the country that hosts the headquarters of the European Union would make such an inconceivable decision,"
"Remember about 10 years ago, we had the attacks that indeed hurt Belgium, causing injuries and deaths. They were Islamist-motivated, and we had a Muslim community that, rightly so, called for avoiding conflation, so that individu"
A Belgian festival cancelled the Munich Philharmonic's scheduled September 18 performance because of a lack of clarity about incoming conductor Lahav Shani's views on Israel. Organisers noted Shani had previously spoken in favour of peace and reconciliation but cited his role as chief conductor of the Israel Philharmonic and described his attitude toward the Tel Aviv regime as unclear. The festival said the inhumanity of the current situation and resulting emotional reactions made it undesirable to proceed and that it would not collaborate with partners who had not unequivocally distanced themselves from that regime. The orchestra and officials condemned the decision.
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