Pianist Matsuev saw progress for Putin to play the piano
People’s artist of Russia, pianist Denis Matsuev has seen progress in the game of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the piano before meeting with President XI Jinping on may 14. The musician said in an interview with TASS, which will be published on the Agency’s website on 25 September at 8:00 GMT.
So the musician has commented on performance of Russian leader song by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy “Evening song” (“the City over free Neva”).
The pianist added that Putin didn’t ask him about the lessons of playing piano, but if it happened, he would advise him a decent teacher.
Matsuev said that the President often attends classical music concerts where the musician plays. “The opening of the Tchaikovsky competition, new stage of the Mariinsky theatre… All I do not remember”, — he said.
Vladimir Putin played the piano tunes of the two songs: “Moscow Windows” and “the City over free Neva” when waiting for a meeting with Chinese leader XI Jinping on may 14. This happened after the speech of the President of Russia at the opening of the international forum of “One belt and one road” in Beijing.
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In January 2014, Putin congratulated the students of National research nuclear University “MEPhI” with the Day of Russian students. After the speech, a short speech and answer students ‘ questions, the President played the piano melody of the song “Moscow Windows” and sang the song. He sang with the choir students. A video published by “RIA Novosti” on YoTube.
In October 2010 (when Putin was Prime Minister), he played the piano “From where the Motherland begins” and sang the song at a charity concert in support of Russian activities in the fight against childhood cancer and ophthalmologic diseases in Saint-Petersburg. The video was published “RIA Novosti” on his page on YouTube.
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