A fake Facebook page of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra was set up after the Philharmonic players sent letters to President Vučić and Prime Minister Macuto, demanding that their director be selected by a competition
A fake page was posted tonight (January 26). Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, samo a few hours after the Belgrade Philharmonic announced that it had sent the letters to President Vučić and Prime Minister Macut, in which they appeal to the Government to cancel the decision on the appointment of conductor Suđić as acting director, and to announce a competition for the head of their institution.
The page had the stolen logo of one of the best philharmonic orchestras in the world, a poor quality photo, and two posts.
In the first, there was information "on behalf of the legal representatives of the Belgrade Philharmonic" that the procedure of handing over duties, documentation and seal of the institution with Bojan Suđić is in progress.
The page had zero followers.
The vision Tasovac shared with you
The letters sent by the Belgrade Philharmonic to President Vučić and Prime Minister Macuto were signed by 102 members of the collective, which is 89,5 percent of the institution's employees.
"We express our concern about the manner in which the new acting director of the Belgrade Philharmonic was appointed: without a transparent competition and in complete contrast to the vision of the modern Belgrade Philharmonic, which Tasovac shared with you during the years of cooperation. Therefore, at this difficult moment, we are obliged to point out that such a solution does not represent the answer to the essential needs of this institution, which we have already pointed out many times," reads the letter sent by the Philharmonic to President Vučić.
They show him that "the competition is not a procedural formality, but a key mechanism that ensures the trust, stability and professional legitimacy of the management" and they point out "that the decision on a personnel solution that did not offer a strategy for further development in relation to a clearly established artistic and institutional identity opens up space for discontinuity that can call into question exactly what made this house recognizable and relevant, both in the country and in the international context".
"Our attitude is not personal but exclusively institutional and stems from a deep responsibility towards the Belgrade Philharmonic and its role in society," they emphasize.
"We ask that the authority of the institution you represent, and on behalf of the legate Ivan Tasovac, with whom you cooperated and whose vision you understood, join our appeal to the Government of Serbia to review and annul the decision and allow the manager of the Belgrade Philharmonic to be selected in a competition according to established procedures and with the necessary consultations. We are convinced that only such a procedure can ensure firm, legitimate and visionary leadership, which is in the interest of this institution and the entire society," they wrote at the end of their letter.
We request that the appointment of Suđić be annulled
Prime Minister Đur Matsut was reminded in a letter that the contemporary identity of the Belgrade Philharmonic "is largely shaped by the legacy of Ivan Tasovac, who was also the Minister of Culture in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, precisely thanks to the work and successes of the Belgrade Philharmonic."
"We express our concern about the manner in which the Government, without prior consultation, appointed a new acting director of the Belgrade Philharmonic."
They emphasize to the prime minister that their position is not personal.
At the end of the letter, they appeal to the Government of the Republic of Serbia to "cancel the decision on the appointment of acting director Bojan Suđić, enable consultations with the representatives of the BF in order to get the opportunity to present their arguments in a direct dialogue", and to "make a decision ordering the Ministry of Culture to conduct a public competition in accordance with the procedures in a transparent and legal manner that was previously announced and promised".
"Our demands are simple: stability instead of temporary, managerial continuity instead of a vague management model, clear management instead of uncertainty," the members of the Belgrade Philharmonic told Prime Minister Matsuto.
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