“The Titan of the Piano Returns to Warsaw” – you can read on the Bilety24 website, where tickets to the concert of Nikolay Khozyainov are available. The outstanding pianist is scheduled to play at the National Philharmonic on February 22, but the announcement of the concert caused outrage on the Internet.
The Russian pianist will play in Warsaw. The concert caused outrage
“The world of music is paying attention to the astonishing virtuosity and extraordinary technique of Nikolai Khoziainov,” writes “The New York Times” about the artist. The composer and conductor has performed on the largest stages in the world, and in 2022 he received an order from the United Nations to compose a piece for the Concert for Peace at the United Nations – report the event organizers. Interestingly, the concert has not been added to the calendar on the Warsaw Philharmonic website. In an interview with WP, the Philharmonic said that the announcement of the event may appear on the website a little later because it is a “guest performance”.
The 32-year-old announced the event in Warsaw via Facebook. The entry caused great emotions due to the musician’s origin and the ongoing war in Ukraine. “Better February 24. Just on the anniversary of the attack of your compatriots on an independent country,” reads one of the comments under the post. “What does this piano genius have to do with it?” – we read in response.
Natalia Panchenko, a Polish-Ukrainian activist and leader of the Ukrainian diaspora in Poland, also expressed outrage about the event online. “During this terrible war that Russia is waging with Ukraine, the National Philharmonic in Warsaw invites a Russian musician to Poland, who has never condemned this war and still complained that he feels discriminated against when his concerts are canceled around the world, because he is Putin’s person. doesn’t know,” writes Panchenko. “Shame and disgrace!” – he adds.
Natalia Panchenko – post on Facebook Photo Natalia Panchenko/Facebook
After an activist shared an entry promoting the event on the Warsaw Philharmonic’s Facebook page, the post was deleted.
“Shame and disgrace!” The Ukrainian activist reacted to Nikolay Khozyainov’s concert in Poland
Journalist Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska, who has been reporting on Russian aggression in Ukraine since March 2022, also expressed her disgust online. In a post on Twitter, she drew attention to the date of the concert, which falls almost on the anniversary of the outbreak of the war. “It’s incomprehensible to me,” writes the journalist.
Source: Gazeta
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