Stravinsky, Piano Concerto
Valery Gergiev conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra: Stravinsky's Piano Concerto. Piano: Alexander Toradze
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A Tchaikovsky piano concerto is being played at the Olympics ...
... instead of the Russian National Anthem. Here’s why. By Kyle Macdonald, ClassicFM London The nation of Russia is officially banned from the Olympics. So, Russian athletes are hearing Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto when they win. Have you been catching a great Russian symphonic epic at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? It would appear that Tchaikovsky is the latest musical star of the world’s biggest sporting event. In 2019, Russia was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency from all international sporting competitions, including the Olympics. The ban lasts four years and will remain in place throughout the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. After the ban, and so as not to punish individuals, the International Olympic Committee is allowing the Russian athletes to take part in Tokyo in a different way. Together they compete under the banner of the ‘Russian Olympic Committee’. Though athletes still wear the Russian colours of white, blue and red, they are prohibited from other displays of natio...
