the eu has given 326 million dollars for the new camps on five aegean islands, but they�*re opposed by the city�*s theatres and concert venues closed their doors. broadway has begun to re—open — and now one of the big apple�*s premier orchestras is returning to the stage. the new york philhamonic is putting on its first season of concerts for more than 18 months. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. established in 18a2, the new york philharmonic has been performing for nearly 180 years. a vital and much loved part of the city�*s cultural bloodstream. but then came covid and the music stopped. now, 556 days later, final rehearsals are taking place. the phil is coming home. i feel like we are an important part of bringing new york back to normalcy, even though it�*s starting very slowly and it�*s still very tentative, we are aiming in the right direction. this is a very optimistic and exciting new beginning. the orchestra has performed a series of one—off events, mostly online, or outdoors, but this will be a proper concert, in a proper concert hall, with a paying and no doubt appreciative aud

it was the aegean took it upon herself to be this sort of organizer of so many of those island communities. they call themselves the pacific climate warriors. in my head is a remarkable picture who had organized people on each of these islands to build a traditional work to do. they took them to australia which is not that far away in that part of the world. they use them for a day to blockade the harbor at newcastle which is the biggest cold port in the world. more coal closer than any other place on the planet. as it's burned raises the temperature of the planet melting the ike icecaps drown the melting nations. one of the great iconic images are these people in tiny canoes stopping the progress of the biggest or shipsno in the world. she was remarkable. and happily it lives on in the south pacific. >> touched on the lot there ire think we will get to eventually. i love this idea that you bring up often, this is hard work. it can be a really daunting and lowly fights. that is whybe having community and you look up to and do this work with, is so important. i am grateful to have learned m

by the way, i'm on the aegean - will they mean to you?oast of turkey right next to the beach at the moment. i haven't seen my mother for a year. we lost our father two years ago. so, to lose a parent and then be cut off from the other one for a year is very hard. psychologically, i've had to keep myself tiptop and creatively focused. ratherthan myself tiptop and creatively focused. rather than bow under pressure i've managed to keep my business going online because i work for a company business going online because i work fora company in business going online because i work for a company in birmingham and i've managed to carry on as a copywriter digitally. i've been trying to keep my psychology focused and positive but it's not been easy because that's a long time to be cut away from your family, that's a long time to be cut away from yourfamily, especially that's a long time to be cut away from your family, especially when you've lost a loved one. just clarify on — you've lost a loved one. just clarify on the _ you've lost a loved one. j