Music as a weapon: The displaced Kyiv Symphony Orchestra on Ukraine's 'cultural front'

Jacob Queißner
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Among the many Ukrainians who have fled the horrors of the Russian invasion is the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. Now temporary residents of the east German city of Gera, the orchestra is fighting on the war’s pivotal cultural front

The head of Gera's cultural office, Felix Eckerle, gives a speech before a Kyiv Symphony Orchestra concert © Jacob Queißner
The head of Gera's cultural office, Felix Eckerle, gives a speech before a Kyiv Symphony Orchestra concert © Jacob Queißner

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