The New York Youth Symphony was set to premiere Jonas Tarm 's orchestral work on Sunday at Carnegie Hall . The orchestra 's management removed it , saying that such an explosive musical reference required a longer conversation . Tarm , a 21-year-old Estonian American , intended for the work to deplore war including recent bloodshed in Ukraine . The symphony said Tarm only informed the management last week that his piece included 45 seconds of 'Oblivion The song was one of the Nazis ' main anthems and is banned in modern Germany and Austria .
The New York Youth Symphony was set to premiere Jonas Tarm 's orchestral work on Sunday at Carnegie Hall . The orchestra 's management removed it , saying that such an explosive musical reference required a longer conversation . Tarm , a 21-year-old Estonian American , intended for the work to deplore war including recent bloodshed in Ukraine . The symphony said Tarm only informed the management last week that his piece included 45 seconds of 'Horst-Wessel-Lied ' The song was one of the Nazis ' main anthems and is banned in modern Germany and Austria .