A Russian cellist wins major British award
NewsThe Borletti-Buitoni Trust has made nine awards to young musicians.
Top of the list is Anastasia Kobekina, 27, a former BBC New Generation Artist now studying in Frankfurt.
The full list reads:
BBT AWARD WINNERS (£30,000)
Anastasia Kobekina cello
Geneva Lewis violin
James Newby baritone
Ema Nikolovska mezzo-soprano
BBT FELLOWSHIP WINNERS (£20,000)
Consone Quartet string quartet
Alessandro Fisher tenor
Zlatomir Fung cello
Lucie Horsch recorder
Theodore Platt baritone
Kobekina today posted on her instagram that her concert in Switzerland has been canceled because of her nationality ( Russian ), happy for her Borletti-Buitoni award , and shame on Switzerland concert promoter.
You should write about the cancellation of her concert because of “nationality”. Its on her facebook
After the way she was treated this week by a Swiss promoter, she deserves this even more.
Well deserved! Anastasia is one of the best musicians I’ve ever seen. Wonderful!
She is absolutely superb.
Excellent Anastasia! A wonderful musician!
Congratulations to Miss Kobekina. Hear her remarkably dynamic Schumann here (from min 26:00): https://klasika.lsm.lv/lv/raksts/tieshraides/anastasija-kobekina-cells-sinfonietta-riga-un-dirigents-diniss-s.a156348/
another one … who cares
I do, since you are asking.
This relentless unconditional deafening dog-whistle “Russen Raus” attitude to all Russian performers and Russian compositions is absurd and annoying.
More than about your comment.
To some, a Russian competitor, in itself, might be a problem.
Meanwhile, in Denmark:
“Save The Children Claims Russian Children Facing Bullying Over War”
Save the Children senior adviser Jon Kristian Lange emphasized that online hatred directed against Russians spreads quickly into the school yard.
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/denmark-rights-group-save-the-children-claims-russian-children-facing-bullying-over-war-articleshow.html
And Zlatomir Fung is an American. Your point?
Yes, a wonderful cellist.
http://www.colinscolumn.com/anastasia-kobekina/
http://www.colinscolumn.com/anastasia-kobekina-encore/
She’s “top of the list” because BBT presented the names alphabetically.
A shame about the Swiss gig. Other promoters will hopefully treat her as a musician first and only.
Geneva Lewis is the one you should be paying (positive) attention to here.