World

Russia – Ukraine: Berezovsky pianist provokes outrage by defending invasion

by

Appeal of the famous Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky to cut off support to Ukraine and cut off its electricity supply to speed up its siege is causing outrage in the music world.

“I understand that we feel sorry for them, that we are acting gently, but we could not stop caring for them, besieging them and cutting off their electricity,” the world piano star said during a speech on March 10 on the federal television network. Pervy Channelwhich supports the Kremlin, clarifying that it is talking about Kyiv.

A soldier, who participated in the TV show, replied that “we can not create a humanitarian catastrophe with our own hands.”

The pianist and conductor Lars Vogtits music director Paris Chamber Orchestrareacted strongly on Twitter: “I can not believe these words of my ex-boyfriend Boris B.. But I hear them from his own mouth. “Our friendship has officially ended.”

The Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montera spoke on Twitter of “a huge disappointment”, adding that “musical greatness and empathy do not always go together”.

“It’s beyond cynicism,” the Finnish-Ukrainian conductor said. Dalia Stasevka.

THE Boris BerezovskyThe 53-year-old, a regular guest at festivals and concert halls around the world, also claimed that “what the Western media is saying is a complete lie”.

“We need to win this war and then build something good and nice for us in this country (…) Eventually the truth will reach the people, I am convinced of that, a year will pass and the truth “he will win,” said the award-winning pianist.

From the beginning of the invasion, artists believed to be supporting Putin, such as the conductor Valery Gergiev or the soprano Anna Netrebkowere declared unwanted in most western music halls.

Follow Skai.gr on Google News
and be the first to know all the news

Boris BerezovskynewsRussian invasionSkai.grWar in UkraineWorld

You May Also Like

Recommended for you