Politicising again.

[Megan]

Here we go, Politicising Classical music again.



Renowned pianist Andr?s Schiff has announced he will not perform in the United States for the duration of Donald Trump’s presidency, condemning what he describes as an era of 'ugliness' and injustice. In an interview with The New York Times, Schiff, expressed particular distress over the administration’s immigration policies, drawing parallels to his own family’s history of deportation during the Holocaust.

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/interna...tional%20Piano

[Chris]

On the one hand, it has always struck me as silly for companies, actors, or musicians to potentially alienate what could be half their customers or audience by taking a side in a political debate that has nothing to do with their product or work. On the other hand, the performing arts are so dominated by liberal politics (at least here in the USA) that maybe this will actually raise his stock here.