Dear MEL Topic
Readers,
Russia's
Valery Gergiev conducts concert in Palmyra ruins
It used to be
a place where ancient people enjoyed plays and shows. It had been the place
where executions by IS took place until it was recaptured by the government
troops in March. Now it is used to show off how Russians contributed for the redemption
of the historic heritage site.
Historically,
musicians in Russia seem to have been walking very difficult paths. Sergei
Prokofiev and Dimitri Shostakovich to name a few. Some seemed to have no choice
but to flee to America like Sergey Rachmaninov and Igor Stravinsky.
Valery Gergiev
is surely one of the most renowned and respected music conductors today. He
performed in places where natural or human-caused disasters occurred such as South
Ossetia after the short Russian-Georgian war in 2008 and Tokyo after the Fukushima
nuclear disaster in 2012.
Music is
music. It is art. It moves people, which could be used for good but also
abused.
Enjoy reading
and thinking what it’s like to be famous and influential in Russia.
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