(ArtsJournal) Norman Lebrecht - The distinguished cellist Steven Isserlis sent the following letter to the Guardian after the attack on the Israel Philharmonic (it was not published): I have played many times with the Israel Philharmonic orchestra, and have found them to be the warmest, most hospitable orchestra I know. Of course, there are a wide range of political opinions within the group, but on the whole, my friends in the orchestra (and elsewhere in Israel) are united by their desire to lead a peaceful life, their disgust at any disregard of human rights emanating from their own government or from any others in the region, and their belief in the two-state solution as the only possible way forward. To wreck their very rare and special concert over here gives a terrible impression of us all - haven't the rioters done that already?
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