Igor Levit, as the New Yorker put it, "Is Like No Other Pianist". This week we chatted to the German-Russian superstar about playing for 15 hours straight, why he staged 50 concerts from his living room, and Germany's ongoing struggle against systemic racism. We're also talking about France's "green wave" and Romania's very expensive super-church.
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Follow Igor on Twitter and Instagram and watch his epic performance of Erik Satie's Vexations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu_03mUPgHU
Eurovision Song Contest - The Story of Fire Saga: https://www.netflix.com/title/80244088
The Fog of Srebrenica: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thefogofsrebrenica
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