The artists of the Belgrade Philharmonic intend to draw the attention of the Ministry of Culture to the conditions in which they live and work with symbolic concerts every Monday. Apparently, the trend of neglecting culture is passed down from generation to generation, says Aleksandar Radulović, timpanist of this institution
Just like last, this Monday the members of the Belgrade Philharmonic "wake up" the Ministry of Culture with music in order not to draw its attention to the poor financial status of their own and other cultural institutions in the country.
Last week they "wake up" with fanfare, and this time with a percussion performance. They intend to continue doing so every Monday.
They say that this is an invitation to a dialogue that was opened on February 9, when, before the start of the concert, they publicly read a letter to reveal how and under what conditions they live.
However, no one from the Ministry has yet responded.
At the beginning of the year, a Working Group was formed to improve the material and labor-legal position of employees in cultural institutions, in which the Belgrade Philharmonic does not have a representative.
Aleksandar Radulović, timpanist of the Belgrade Philharmonic and one of the participants of the "awakening" held this Monday, tells "Vreme" that the non-reaction of the authorities obviously means that "the opinion of the best orchestra in the region, the orchestra that was the first to stand up and speak the truth out loud, is irrelevant and useless . It is a shame that there is not a single representative of the Belgrade Philharmonic in that Working Group. We don't have to agree, but still that Working Group and the Ministry must be at the service of the employees in their department and must take care of them".
"You cannot and must not ignore the Belgrade Philharmonic, the true cultural representation of Serbia," emphasizes Radulović.
He assesses that they were brought to this position by "several decades of neglect for culture - apparently this trend of neglect is passed down from generation to generation." We plan to continue with the cultural awakening of culture actions every Monday and other actions in order to, hopefully, finally wake up everyone who is responsible for improving the life of artists in Serbia. We sincerely hope to sit down at the table with people who have the desire to improve the situation, but we do not agree to a 'carrot and stick'.
About the bad conditions in which the employees of the Belgrade Philharmonic live and work, Maja Gojković wrote to the Minister of Culture, even the chief conductor of the Philharmonic, Gabriel Feltz, but no one answered him.
Aleksandar Radulović says that maestro Feltz "is informed about everything that is happening with us, he is familiar with the problems we face, he supports us with all his heart and commitment, but to this day it is not clear to him that after two months and his open letter to the ministers culture, no one has contacted or acknowledged the answer."
And yet, Radulović says: "We hope that the situation will change in the near future, because we really don't see that we are important to anyone like this." And it is important to know: the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra is never stronger and more unique in its intention to change things for the better. That's how it will be. Because if it is for sport, it must be for culture as well".
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