Gintaras Rinkevičius, artistic director of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, said he thought the ban on performing Russian classics in Lithuania was unfair. Telegram channel writes about this Sputnik Lithuania.
“For example, I understand that an artist cannot enter Lithuania because he supports the regime, but I cannot understand what Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Dmitry Shostakovich are accused of,” said Rinkevičius.
He reminded that now Russians can safely use their cultural heritage. In addition, Rinkevičius emphasized that the music of Russian composers is performed in other countries of the world besides Lithuania and Poland. According to the artist, this is unfair.
In September 2022, the famous Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls opposed the ban on entry of Russian artists to the Baltic states. “I am in favor of artists being able to easily cross the border and perform. The rest doesn’t bother me. Unfortunately it’s gone. Once upon a time, everything started well in the Soviet era, but the end was the same. All the money has already been decided there, ”- aforementioned Paul’s.
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