Pianist Sergey Belyavsky: 'It's nice to say that music is not related to politics, but it's not realistic'

The prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition will run from 5 to 21 July. We're talking to the Russian-speaking participants and here is the first interview with Sergei Belyavsky.

Пианист Сергей Белявский Credit: Courtesy SIPCa

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