World’s #1 pianist cannot get UK visa
NewsThe Wigmore Hall has been forced to cancel this Friday’s four-hand recital by Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan because the UK Embassy in Washington ‘has unfortunately not been able to process Daniil Trifonov’s visa in time.’
For ‘unfortunately’ read ‘incompetently’. Some MP should ask a question in Parliament to the Foreign Secretary: this is unacceptable.
Trifonov is the connnoisseurs’ choice pianist. A past winner of the Tchaikovsky and Rubbinstein competitions, he often tours with hs former teacher, Babayan.
UPDATE: He has also been obliged to cancel two concerts with the London Philharmonic and Karina Canellakis.
An update regarding my upcoming dates (15/03 & 17/03) in the UK with the @LPOrchestra and @kcanellakis and the duo recital with @SergeiBabayan: Despite our timely and concerted efforts, the British embassy has unfortunately not been able to process my visa in time. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/oDD2USvB8V
— Daniil Trifonov (@daniil_trifonov) March 13, 2023
Therefore I won’t be participating in those two concerts, however the rest of the tour remains unchanged. Furthermore, we plan to be able to reschedule the duo concert in @wigmore_hall hall in the near future.
— Daniil Trifonov (@daniil_trifonov) March 13, 2023
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