#BoycottZukerman is trending online

The Korea Times reports today that offensive remarks against Asians by the US-Israeli violinist and conductor are inflaming local social media. Some commenters have alleged further Zukerman quotes, outside of his Juilliard masterclass remarks for which he has apologised.

From the Seoul article:

Following the incident, people shared online a tweet with a video containing Zukerman’s remarks against Chinese musicians. Twitter user “ninedragonspot” on July 2 cited Zukerman’s remarks to “a young violinist who has been studying in the U.S. for 10 years with 2-3 U.S. degrees including ones from Julliard.” The remark read: “You guys in China, you never use metronomes. You just go fast, fast and loud! Because if you go fast and loud, you’ll be number one! Mmmm…don’t think so.”

Asian musicians cited by Korean news agency Yonhap said that they think his controversial comments “imprison performers from Korea, China and Japan within the framework of racial stereotypes.” The musicians reportedly started a Facebook group and shared their experiences of discrimination.