A Snag In Cuba/US Cultural Thaw As OFAC Denies Symphony Patrons.

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The New York Philharmonic announced it was postponing a trip to Havana planned for this month, after U.S. Treasury Department officials denied travel permission to the orchestra patrons who were financially supporting the performances.
It would have been the most high-profile American cultural event in Cuba in a half-century. But without supporters to cover the roughly $10,000 in travel costs per musician, “the trip is not possible,” orchestra spokesman Eric Latzky said in a statement.