Today, June 21, Uzhgorod will join the 300 cities of the world, where the Feast of Music is taking place today. It was launched in 1982 in France by the Fête de la Musique musical festival. The unique event started at 9:00 in the regional center, on Teatralna Square – the mobile studio of the "Tisa FM" radio station and the virtuoso pianist Mike Kaufman-Portnikov from Kyiv organized a concert, which will last for 10 hours without breaks (until 7:00 pm).
We arrived at 9.20 and the pianist was already surrounded by journalists. He answered our questions while keeping playing. First of all, he was very glad that the weather was favourable – there was no heat. Why is he here? "This is an act of cultural diplomacy. Music and positive examples of cooperation between Ukraine and neighboring states at all levels: from diplomats, businesses, politicians to ordinary citizens. We have only one planet, and we must preserve it and make peace. My language is the most eco-friendly and international: it’s MUSIC," – the pianist says.
By the way, Uzhgorod is the second city where the pianist has played outdoors. Last year in June, Mike Kaufman-Portinkov already set the record for Ukraine, playing 72 variations of the anthem of our country.
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