Overview
- Three interruptions, including two with smoke bombs, halted the Israel Philharmonic’s performance at the Philharmonie de Paris before the concert ultimately resumed under Lahav Shani with pianist Sir András Schiff.
- The Philharmonie condemned the “grave incidents” and confirmed it has filed a complaint, saying spectators intervened and physical confrontations occurred inside the hall.
- Four people are in police custody, with three held for alleged participation in a group planning violence or damage and one for organizing a non-declared demonstration, according to the Paris prosecutor.
- Interior minister Laurent Nuñez said officers made rapid arrests inside and contained protesters outside, while security around the event had been reinforced.
- The performance followed days of calls for cancellation or “contextualisation” from CGT-Spectacle and pro-Palestinian groups, drawing broad political condemnation of the disruptions and a refusal to condemn from some LFI figures; some outlets reported one detainee is on a ‘fiche S’ register.