Climate activists target Elbphilharmonie
25 November 2022 |
7:02 am
Climate activists, who have been targeting artworks in recent months, have now disrupted an orchestra concert at Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall by gluing themselves to the conductor's podium.
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