War-zone pianist is rewarded by European Parliament

War-zone pianist is rewarded by European Parliament

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norman lebrecht

June 12, 2015

Davide Martello, from the German town of Konstanz, has been granted the civic award of the European Parliament for his ‘outstanding contribution to European cooperation and the promotion of common values.’

Davide, 34, travels around conflict zones, playing the piano, forming a cultural barrier between citizens and oppression. He appeared in the Taksim demostrations in Istanbul…

in the Maidan revolution in Kiev and in the thick of the civil war in Dontesk. He has also given a Christmas recital for German troops in Afghanistan.

He names his website stop-killing.com.

 

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Comments

  • Olaugh Turchev says:

    EU (nato) approved pianist…

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