Poland's Krystian Zimerman, widely regarded as one of the finest pianists in the world, created a furor Sunday night in his debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall when he announced this would be his last performance in America because of the nation's military policies overseas.
Before playing the final work on his recital, Karol Szymanowski’s "Variations on a Polish Folk Theme," Zimerman sat silently at the piano for a moment, almost began to play, but then turned to the audience. In a quiet but angry voice that did not project well, he indicated that he could no longer play in a country whose military wants to control the whole world.
Zimerman apparently did not get the memo that anti-Americanism isn’t cool anymore.
Hilarious.
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I am so down with this guy. I'm all in favor of the German military taking over the world.
Well, at least Poland.
Ahh, those were the days!
Memo to Mr Szymanowski:
...and the horse you rode in on.
Seriously, if you don't like this country, well when you are here you are welcome to complain about it. And you are welcome to stay away.
Now try the same thing in, oh I don't know, Iran? N Korea? Syria? Cuba? China? Russia? Areas controlled by the Taliban? Enjoy yourself.
Missed, you will not be.
OOPS! Grabbed the wrong name from the main article. The above comments apply to Mr Zimerman, apologies to the late Mr Szymanowski.
He did this AFTER the election?
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