I was listening to a piano vistuoso Vyacheslav Ganelin before I was born. My parents went to the concert of the Ganelin Trio, which in 1980 consisted of Ganelin, Vladimir Tarasov (saxophone) and Vladi...
Blue orchids, Vietnam A friend of mine has recently been to Vietnam. In the Soviet times you could see quite a lot of Vietnamese in Moscow, and even in my district there lived several families. I don&...
As much as I Will Always Love You is best performed by Houston, I’ve always loved this song from 1980s, I Wanna Dance with Somebody. The sad news is yet to sink in....
I suppose I could recall a week when I visited a few Art events, but I don’t remember a single week when I’d attend three musical events. On Monday I went to the Yauza Theatre, to listen t...
Roman Polanski’s Carnage was released in Moscow on December 8, 2011 (one day before my birthday). For those who follow Polanski’s work it is interesting to note a slight shift in his focus...
Ivan, Andy, and Soup Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Ivan Lovatt was born in Kenya and then came to live in the UK. For the past 6 years he contributed, as a professional sculptor, his work...
VIP anytime pass for 2 persons Moscow traffic has positively collapsed this week, and for a godly reason: the sash of Our Lady was brought to Russia from the Mount of Athos in Greece. This is an unpre...
There are many versions of Kate Bush’s famous song, but this “classical” interpretation by Mia Martini is very original. The violin gently backs the voice, creating the a-capella fee...
Roman Polanski’s 1962 short Ssaki is a Surrealist tale of co-operation and compassion. The two characters (Henryk Kluba and Michal Zolnierkiewicz) wander across the snowy wonderland. We don̵...
I have just come across the audio of Luciano Pavarotti and Patty Pravo singing Pazza Idea (Crazy Idea), and there is a video of a 2001 performance. Not sure I am fully keen on it, if only because Pava...