Just in: Boris Berezovsky regrets his war comments

Just in: Boris Berezovsky regrets his war comments

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norman lebrecht

March 15, 2022

The Russian pianist has issued a statement via the French music journalist Alain Lompech*:

Comme je le répète souvent, je ne suis qu’un artiste et humaniste. Je lis les réactions suite à mon passage au talk show “Vremjia Pokajet”
J’ai forgé mon opinion en consultant ces dernières semaines les politologues américains et occidentaux expliquant pour beaucoup que l’Occident est également responsable de la situation dramatique actuelle. Cela ne veut pas dire que je cautionne cette guerre ou n’importe quelle guerre.
Mon intention sans doute naïve en participant à cette émission , était de débattre pour évoquer les solutions possibles pour que ce drame actuelle s’arrête dans les meilleurs délais. Lorsque je demandais la possibilité de coupures d’électricité , mon intention était d’éviter le choix des bombes sur Kiev et ainsi éviter une catastrophe humanitaire encore plus dramatique. Mais j’ai été interrompu et n’ai pas pu aller au bout de mon propos.
Je resterai donc dorénavant silencieux sur toutes les questions qui ne concernent pas mon art.
« Quand les canons retentissent, les muses restent silencieuses. » J’aurai du suivre ce sage adage.
In English:
As I often say, I am only an artist and a humanist.” I’m reading the reactions following my segment on the talk show “Vremjia Pokajet”
I have formed my opinion in recent weeks consulting American and Western political scientists explaining to many that the West is also responsible for the current dramatic situation. This doesn’t mean I condone this war or any kind of war.
My undoubtedly naïve intention in participating in this show was to come up with possible solutions for this current drama to end as soon as possible. When I asked for the possibility of power cuts, my intention was to avoid the choice of bombs on Kiev and thus avoid an even more dramatic humanitarian disaster. But I was interrupted before I could finish.
So from now on I will remain silent on any questions that are not related to my art.
“When the cannons roar, the muses remain silent.” I should have followed this wise adage.
BORIS BEREZOVSKY
*UPDATE Alain tells us he received this text not directly from Berezovsky but from his Paris agent. The agent claimed to have sent a further copy to me, which is not the case. In any event the authorship of this message may be composite or secondhand. Please treat is with care.

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