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Comment: Rumor: that Krystian Zimmerman, illustrious Polish concert
pianist, came to the USA on a concert tour, with his own piano (as do some concert artists). The Customs officials thought that the piano had a funny smell and thus was a likely vehicle for drug smuggling, whereupon without further ado they destroyed the piano (probably worth $100,000). Zimmerman says he will never come to America again. Is there any truth to this? I have heard nothing about it in the American press and only second-hand info from Europe. |
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Polish pianist stops show with anti-US tirade
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This past April, Zimerman announced he would no longer perform in the US because of our military policies. But he did have a piano destroyed several years ago. It should be noted the he modifies his pianos and that is why he travels with his own.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cult...all-debut.html "Zimerman has had problems in the United States in recent years. He travels with his own Steinway piano, which he has altered himself. But shortly after 9/11, the instrument was confiscated at JFK Airport when he landed in New York to give a recital at Carnegie Hall. Thinking the glue smelled funny, the TSA decided to take no chances and destroyed the instrument. " |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009...defence-poland
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