Worlds Apart | Uncultured politics? – Yury Bashmet

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From cancel culture to the cancelling of culture, the Western boycott on all things Russian has led to a paralysis of artistic exchange, further amplifying the schism created by diplomatic animosity and economic sanctions. But given that music or dance have always been able to permeate language and ideological barriers, aren’t they indeed a powerful weapon to be controlled and, if need be, neutralized? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Yury Bashmet, a Russian conductor and world-renowned violist.

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