Gabriela Montero never expected to be a
political activist, using her position as one of the world’s most acclaimed
classical pianists to speak out against what is happening in her homeland of
Venezuela. But Montero, who will give a concert at the Lied Center for
Performing Arts Tuesday, said she had little choice but to do so. “We never
expected we would see our country collapse into absolute mayhem and chaos as it
has,” Montero said from her home in Barcelona, Spain. “It’s something that has
touched every single Venezuelan. It’s something that has affected all of us. My
story today, and since 20 years ago, I’ve been speaking out — very, very vocal
from 2010, not just in the press, on social media and in my compositions. ...More…
Friday, November 9, 2018
Gabriela Montero, pianist and activist for Venezuela, to bring classical improvisations to Lied
Gabriela Montero never expected to be a
political activist, using her position as one of the world’s most acclaimed
classical pianists to speak out against what is happening in her homeland of
Venezuela. But Montero, who will give a concert at the Lied Center for
Performing Arts Tuesday, said she had little choice but to do so. “We never
expected we would see our country collapse into absolute mayhem and chaos as it
has,” Montero said from her home in Barcelona, Spain. “It’s something that has
touched every single Venezuelan. It’s something that has affected all of us. My
story today, and since 20 years ago, I’ve been speaking out — very, very vocal
from 2010, not just in the press, on social media and in my compositions. ...More…
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