Kissin is received with state honours in Armenia
mainThe president of Armenia, Serzh Sargysan, called in the visiting pianist for a meeting yesterday.
He thanked Evgeny Kissin for being one of the few world artists to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian genocide, an atrocity still denied by its Turkish neighbours.
The other one being Jordi Savall
It is a wonder President Trump doesn’t likewise note this piece of Turkish history.
Guarantee it is in Trump’s back pocket: if the Turks keep running their mouths about Israel, I’m sure he will bring it up in the most indelicate way possible.
Being informed is beyond his dignity.
Thank you, NL for this news item, and thank you, Evgeny Kissin, for your great artistry and greater humanity.
Good on Kissin, but I’m not sure about his being seen with Sargsyan, also a highly corrupt and undemocratic leader of the sort we are well familiar with in that part of the world.
In any part of the world, let’s face it.
Huh? In Europe and the US, and certain other countries, the government is elected clearly democratically, even if you don’t agree with the choice of the electorate.
Unfortunately sometimes “democratically” elected leaders turn out to be corrupt and/or undemocratic.
Mr. Lebrecht, could you please post your latest WSJ review of Kissin’s memoir book? It it behind the pay wall. Thank you!