{"id":29491,"date":"2022-03-10T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=29491"},"modified":"2022-03-10T16:51:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:51:12","slug":"st-davids-hall-have-pulled-the-plug-on-tchaikovsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/st-davids-hall-have-pulled-the-plug-on-tchaikovsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra pulls the plug on Tchaikovsky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of Russian composer Tchaikovsky&#8217;s most iconic pieces of music  has been dropped from a concert in Cardiff next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city&#8217;s Philharmonic Orchestra was due to perform the 1812 Overture on March 18th at St David&#8217;s Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision has been made in agreement between the venue and the orchestra, which considers it inappropriate due to the invasion of Ukrainian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, the piece would be the climax to a concert but it symbolises a Russian military victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29497\" width=\"624\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29497\" width=\"624\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/03\/St-Davids-Hall-2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra felt this was inappropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, it said: &#8220;A member of the orchestra has family directly involved in the Ukrainian situation and we are trying to respect the situation during this immediate term.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Clair Rowden from Cardiff University&#8217;s School of Music explains why the music could be considered inappropriate even without that personal connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This idea of canon fire, bell\u2019s ringing out. You\u2019ve also got the Marseillaise, which is quoted in the tune, amongst all this canon fire,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Even if it\u2019s not military might that actually won the battle, it\u2019s nevertheless portraying the thick of battle.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, no one has contacted St David\u2019s Hall to cancel or refund their tickets as a result of the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While St David\u2019s Hall has allowed the change to happen it isn\u2019t a decision the venue fully agrees with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giles Ballisat, the venue&#8217;s Operational Manager, asked: &#8220;How has Tchaikovsky influenced Putin to decide to invade the Ukraine? Should we therefore not have any composers who are connected with Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, anywhere where\u2019s there\u2019s been conflict around the world?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elgar\u2019s Nimrod Variations will be used instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, there are no plans for when Tchaikovsky music will be performed again by Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city&#8217;s Philharmonic Orchestra was due to perform the 1812 Overture at St David&#8217;s Hall on March 18. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":787,"featured_media":29493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[863,21,208,864,865,861,862,843],"coauthors":[825],"class_list":["post-29491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-863","tag-cardiff","tag-news","tag-overture","tag-russia","tag-st-davids","tag-tchaikovsky","tag-ukraine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra pulls the plug on Tchaikovsky - CJS News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tchaikovsky has been dropped from a concert in Cardiff next week. 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