https://www.scmp.com/rss/503013/feed Daniel K.L. Chua is the Mr and Mrs Hung Hing-Ying Professor in the Arts and chair professor of music at the University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In 2017, I published a book titled Beethoven and Freedom. The manuscript was completed during the “umbrella movement”. The dedication page reads: “As I write these words, I am conscious of the freedom I have because I can no longer take it for granted. The Umbrella Movement and its political backlash has flushed out the demons from the crevices of this gleaming metropolis. Freedom is on trial, and its ideals distorted as a clash of wills in a zero-sum game where any victory is destined to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3040613/what-beethoven-can-teach-hong-kong-protesters-tragedy-flipside?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3040613/what-beethoven-can-teach-hong-kong-protesters-tragedy-flipside?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Dec 2019 06:00:14 +0000