Czech maestro quits after blasting Slovak minister
OperaRobert Jindra has resigned as chief conductor of the Košice State Philharmonic, in Slovakia.
The Czech maestro had previously issued a blast at the country’s Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová for dismissing the heads of the country’s national theatre and national gallery. Jindra accused her of abuses of power.
The new government in Bratislava is hostile to democratic institutions and friendly towards the Putin regime in Russia.
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