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Organizers of a Belgian classical music festival said they cancelled an orchestra’s performance because they weren’t able to clarify conductor Lahav Shani’s “attitude to the genocidal regime in Tel Aviv” — a decision that’s being called antisemitic. CBC | World News

Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died this week. Before Boston, Ozawa made his mark with four years as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. CBC | World News

New York’s Metropolitan Opera says it’s suspending its relationship with longtime conductor James Levine pending an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him. CBC | World News