( CNN ) -- The principal cellist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra has been dismissed from his post after a video of his boorish behavior on a passenger train last week outraged users on Chinese social networks . Russian national Oleg Vedernikov was filmed with his bare feet placed on the headrest of a female passenger in front of him . He refused to remove them after she repeatedly objected , then taunted her and used obscenities in Chinese as she swatted at his feet with a newspaper and threw magazines and plastic bottles at him in frustration . When train staff showed up , he denied knowledge of the incident . But the heated exchange , captured on video by a fellow passenger , provoked widespread public criticism after it was widely circulated on Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo . The orchestra announced Vedernikov 's dismissal in a statement published Monday on its official website . `` Beijing Symphony Orchestra firmly believes that Oleg 's conduct has badly damaged the orchestra 's reputation , '' the statement said . `` In accordance with the orchestra 's regulations and the terms of his employment contract , Beijing Symphony Orchestra has dismissed him . '' Music director and principal conductor Tan Lihua said , `` the orchestra , as a civilized envoy of high culture , requires all of its staff , including foreign performers , to comply with the country 's laws and regulations as well as traditional moral standards . '' Vedernikov 's dismissal is the latest in a series of high-profile incidents involving foreigners behaving badly in China . Two weeks ago , a drunk British tourist was captured on video attempting to sexually assault a Chinese woman in public . Again , this provoked widespread anger on social networking sites , and came at a time when the government is cracking down on foreigners living and working in the country without proper credentials . CNN 's Chi Chi Zhang contributed to this report .
Beijing Symphony Orchestra fired its principal cellist after his boorish behavior was caught on camera . The Russian national refused to remove his bare feet from a fellow train passenger 's headrest , taunting and cursing at her . Score: 7