Glyndebourne, LPO and Jurowski join Dutch protest – new video

Glyndebourne, LPO and Jurowski join Dutch protest – new video

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norman lebrecht

June 24, 2011

Hot on the heels of Esa-Pekka Salonen and their Philharmonia rivals, the London Philharmonic have recorded Soldier of Orange at Glyndebourne with Vladimir Jurowski. The aim is to shame the rightwing Dutch government into reversing deep cultural cuts by playing an underground anthem from the Second World War, a reminder of a time when Dutch culture split into resistants and collaborationists.

Here’s the LPO video. More to come.

 

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