Top Israeli conductor joins anti-war protest in Tel Aviv

The conductor Ilan Volkov, music director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, will lead an ad hoc ensemble of musicians at an anti-war protest tomorrow in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square.

The protest, organised by the artist Omer Krieger, will call for peace talks and an end to the occupation.

A number of cultural personalities have pledged their participation. The group will gather in the square at 8pm. Their slogan reads: ‘We stand together against the silence of the sane majority and call on other to join us with the appeal, “Enough with war. Long live peace”‘.

Ilan Volkov tells www.slippedisc.com: ‘We will do some improvised vocal and instrumental response to the situation. It is a small part of an evening with many other performances.’

photo: Chris Christodoulou/Lebrecht Music&Arts