Posted on May 20, 2024
Pianist Inna Faliks traces musical odyssey from Soviet Ukraine via Faustian fantasy
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When Inna Faliks fled the Soviet Union with her family at the age of 10, she carried precious cargo: Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.
The subversive fantasy recasts the tale of Faust's bargain with the devil under the lens of censorship. The text so profoundly marked the Ukrainian-born pianist that it serves as the touchstone of her latest album, Manuscripts Don't Burn, which features world premiere recordings by five composers.
When Inna Faliks fled the Soviet Union with her family at the age of 10, she carried precious cargo: Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.
The subversive fantasy recasts the tale of Faust's bargain with the devil under the lens of censorship. The text so profoundly marked the Ukrainian-born pianist that it serves as the touchstone of her latest album, Manuscripts Don't Burn, which features world premiere recordings by five composers.
Pianist Inna Faliks traces musical odyssey from Soviet Ukraine via Faustian fantasy
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
There is something very romantic about the idea that I was a dissident even then carrying this book with me," Faliks told NPR's Michel Martin as she recounted her family's journey to Vienna and Rome before landing in Chicago.
There is something very romantic about the idea that I was a dissident even then carrying this book with me," Faliks told NPR's Michel Martin as she recounted her family's journey to Vienna and Rome before landing in Chicago.
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