.....I just saw this on Instagram and I'm taken aback by it. The Dublin International Piano Competition has banned Russian contestants from taking part. This is unsettling. Individual musicians who are NOT state sponsored should not be banned from such competitions IMHO. pic.twitter.com/APlmwZxlEM
— Mark Coughlan πΊπ¦ (@mjc0ughl4n) March 10, 2022