Evgeny Kissin: I don’t have a drop of Russian blood

Evgeny Kissin: I don’t have a drop of Russian blood

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norman lebrecht

February 26, 2023

The Moscow-born pianist, 50, tells the FAZ: ‘I don’t have a drop of Russian blood in me.’

He left Russia in 1993 because it is ‘one of the most anti-Semitic countries in the world.’

he plays Chopn’s Polonaise F sharp minor which is ‘clearly about the tragedy of the Polish people, who fell victim to Russian imperialism in Chopin’s day.’

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