Even playing Beethoven can be a political act in Ramallah.

Attended this last night:

Barenboim’s orchestra plays for peace in Ramallah
Charlotte Higgins in Ramallah
Monday August 22, 2005
The Guardian

In a concert hall atop a dust-swept, sun-beaten hill yesterday afternoon, Daniel Barenboim was putting an orchestra through its paces, urging them, as he brandished his way through the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth: “Wake up! If you are tired, please stay at home! There’s no point playing the concert like this. Now: TEE-ya ta-ta TEE-ya ta-ta!”

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