LA Times: Krystian Zimerman reportedly halts recital, criticizes YouTube

A Polish pianist, Krystian Zimerman interrupted a recital because he spied an audience member recording his performance.  Later he told the audience “The destruction of music through YouTube is enormous.”

Franz Ohnesorg, the director of the Ruhr Piano Festival where Zimerman was performing is quoted in the Telegraph that Zimerman “drew attention to a serious problem — that these pieces are available, and free of charge is an act of theft.” Continue reading “LA Times: Krystian Zimerman reportedly halts recital, criticizes YouTube”