Tchaikovsky out: Ukraine drops Russian “imperial” composer from top music academy name amid “wartime decolonization push”

Euromaidan writes: “Ukraine’s top music school — the Kiev Conservatory — has officially removed the name of Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky from its title name, The Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Kiev. The decision by the Ministry of Culture follows expert findings that the name constitutes a form of Russian imperial symbolism and contradicts Ukrainian law” and forgets that Tchaikovsky was one of the most important romantic composers who’s wonderful music is performed worldwide – but from now on evidently not anymore in Ukraine.

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