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World Service,20 Jun 2022,23 mins

Semyon Bychkov: Artists speaking out against Putin

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Stephen Sackur speaks to one of the world’s great conductors, Semyon Bychkov. Born in the Soviet Union, exiled from Russia, and a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, does he fear the fall out for artists when nationalism and politics take centre stage?

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