Kyiv Orchestra Plays Natl Anthem As Russia Advances

The Associated Press reports:

In an act of defiance on a Kyiv square where recent uprisings have scuppered Moscow’s ambitions in Ukraine, an orchestra assembled before a small crowd on Wednesday to play the national anthem as Russian forces advanced on the city.

The Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra also played an excerpt from Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”, on which the European Union’s anthem is based – a nod to the Ukraine government’s desire to move closer to Europe and away from Russia’s orbit.

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Happening now in Maidan Square, a concert by the Kyiv Classic Symphony Orchestra pic.twitter.com/zV6O5649bJ

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Orchestra playing in Kyiv for peace, and to call for a no-fly-zone to protect Ukrainian cities and people. pic.twitter.com/iYZiD20Bo6

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VIDEO: Dr. Herman Makarenko, conductor of the Kyiv Classic Orchestra says their concert on Kyiv’s Maidan Square is a concert “for peace” and asks that the world’s governments heed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to stop the war in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/e84vW1QUPp

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Orchestra plays national anthem in central Kyiv as Russians advance | Reuters – Conductor Herman Makarenko performs during an open-air concert named “Free Sky” at the Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2022 https://t.co/Tzqr2G0f6Z

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