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Polish concert pianist was interrupted in the United States, protesting the missile defense system in Poland

MOSCOW, April 28 – RIA Novosti. Polish pianist Christian Tsimerman, known for his virtuoso playing on the piano in the world, interrupted his own speech in Los Angeles in protest of Washington's plans to deploy in Poland elements of missile defense system, wrote on Tuesday the newspaper Los Angeles Times.

Tsimerman always traveling around the world with its own famous grand Steinway, made a tour to the U.S. last week.

Speaking on Sunday evening in the Concert Hall Disney Hall in Los Angeles, the musician suddenly interrupted play on the piano and told the audience that this is his last appearance in the United States and more in this country, he will not come. Pianist explained his decision because he strongly disagrees with the policies of the U.S. military, in particular, he referred to the United States military base at Guantanamo Bay and Washington's plans to deploy elements of missile defense system in Poland.

Hands off my country – threatened pianist who has never appealed to the audience during the presentations and slyl always terse interlocutor among journalists.

Following the announcement, several dozen students left the concert hall with dyslogistic exclamations.

Yes, some people with the word war are beginning to march, – commented as pianist care of the hall of audience, after which he continued his speech, performing variations on a Polish folk theme of Karol Szymanowski and triggering applause room.

By the decision not to return to the United States Tsimerman was for many years, write to the Western media. In 2006, he said that will not go to the United States, while in office is George Bush. In the same year, speaking in Baltimore Shriver Hall, Polish musician condemned Washington for the establishment of the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

According to music critics, the decision of the Polish musician and can be attributed to personal reasons. After the events of 11 September in New York's Kennedy airport customs officials confiscated the piano Tsimermana, and after destroying musical instruments. Later, in 2006, he again came to the United States with its own piano, but the U.S. Customs detained him for several days, disrupted the concert schedule for the pianist.