Antonio Pappano, Simon Rattle, Barbara Hannigan & Fabio Luisi Among Signatories Petitioning Against the Canceling of Russian Artists
By Francisco Salazar(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera)
One hundred and nineteen artists and conductors are signing a petition to end the war and end the boycott against boycotting Russian artists.
The petition, which is signed by such prominent artists as Antonio Pappano, Mark Elder, Simon Rattle, Franz Welser-Möst, Cornelius Meister, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Barrie Kosky, Matthew Rose, Fabio Luisi, Barbara Hannigan, and Anne Schwanewilms, states, “The unconscionable war that Putin’s totalitarian regime has unleashed against sovereign Ukraine, where Russian tanks and missiles are targeting innocent civilians, cannot be justified in any way. Bombing and assaulting civilian objects, such as hospitals, schools, theaters, universities, libraries, or churches, are war crimes, crimes against humanity, and must be unequivocally condemned without exception….”
The petition also noted, “The suffering of all those affected by this atrocious war is beyond measure. We understand that in these circumstances our appeal below may not be considered of the highest priority and, perhaps, even seem somewhat irrelevant or offensive to some – the paramount issue is, after all, to stop the war now and rebuild lives – but nevertheless, we would like to share our point of view. We fully endorse the sanctions and diplomatic pressure being brought against Putin’s regime and its henchmen, against its advocates, propagandists, and information manipulators whose links to Putin and his government are clearly documented. However, not all Russians and Belarusians, and certainly not all cultural figures of these two nations, support this terrible invasion. Therefore, we find it unjust to condemn Russians or Belarusians for the actions of the dictator and his supporters without any direct evidence of their collusion.”
Here is a list of all the signatories :
1. Vladimir Jurowski
2. Sir Simon Rattle
3. Sir Mark Elder
4. Sir Antonio Pappano
5. Franz Welser-Möst
6. Edward Gardner
7. Robin Ticciatti
8. Omer Meir Wellber
9. Titus Engel
10. Cornelius Meister
11. Brett Dean
12. Serge Dorny
13. Simon McBurney
14. Andreas Homoki
15. Barrie Kosky
16. Tobias Kratzer
17. Benedict Andrews
18. Claus Guth
19. Dmitri Tcherniakov
20. Simon Halsey
21. Gijs Leenaars
22. Justin Doyle
23. Ralf Sochaczewsky
24. Barbara Hannigan
25. Efim Bronfman
26. Leonidas Kavakos
27. Frank Peter Zimmermann
28. Nicola Benedetti
29. Patricia Kopatchinskaja
30. David Geringas
31. Lars Vogt
32. Antje Weithaas
33. Dmitry Sitkovetsky
34. Boris Garlitsky
35. Christian Tetzlaff
36. Tanja Tetzlaff
37. Alban Gerhardt
38. Jan Vogler
39. Ian Bostridge
40. Julian Prégardien
41. Clemens Schuldt
42. Sabine Devieilhe
43. Isabelle Faust
44. Alexander Melnikov
45. Boris Giltburg
46. Sharon Kam
47. Elisaveta Blumina
48. Alexander Gordon
49. Gabriella Teychenne
50. Markus Becker
51. Isabel Karajan
52. Dagmar Manzel
53. Thomas Sanderling
54. Michael Sanderling
55. Boris Filanovsky
56. Anton Safronov
57. Sergej Newski
58. Alexander Meraviglia-Crivelli
59. Alice Sarah Ott
60. Thomas Reif
61. Renaud Capuçon
62. Christian Gerhaher
63. Alfonso Aijon
64. Maurizio Baglini
65. David Afkham
66. Patrick Lange
67. Anne Schwanewilms
68. Silvia Colasanti
69. Peter Paul Kainrath
70. James Gaffigan
71. Philippe Quint
72. Wynton Marsalis
73. Matthew Rose
74. Alison Balsom
75. John Daszak
76. Matthias Goerne
77. Maria Dribinsky
78. Marina Davydova
79. Yan Dribinsky
80. Jacob Reuven
81. Sasha Waltz
82. Jochen Sandig
83. Leif Ove Andsnes
84. Christine Fischer
85. Alice Lackner
86. Vitali Alekseenok
87. Victor Copytsko
88. Angelina Tkacheva
89. Andreas Bräutigam
90. Georges Edelman
91. Helen Collyer
92. Arne Jansen
93. Shi-Yeon Sung
94. Mauro Bucarelli
95. Thomas Ostermeier
96. Johannes Klumpp
97. Karsten Witt
98. Fabio Luisi
99. Peter Phillips
100. Matteo D’Amico
101. Daniele Abbado
102. Kristjan Järvi
103. Rinaldo Alessandrini
104. Carlo Rizzi
105. Alexander Gadjiev
106. Paolo Carignani
107. Toni Florio
108. Timothy Brock
109. Antonino Fogliani
110. Jacopo Spirei
111. Paolo Pinamonti
112. Roberto Scandiuzzi
113. Alex Ollé
114. Tabea Zimmermann
115. Valerio Tura
116. Steven Sloane
117. Elena Dubinets
118. Philippe Manoury
119. Winrich Hopp
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