Evgeny Kisin became a citizen of Israel

Russian pianist Yevgeny Kisin received Israeli citizenship.

The identity certificate and the Israeli passport Kisin received at the ceremony, which was attended by the head of the dry, Nathan Scharansky and the Minister of Absorption of Sofa Landver, reports MIGNEWS .

“All my conscious life I thought about Israel, and I realized that I could not further enjoy success against the backdrop of the growing hatred of Israel throughout the Western world. Now I feel more calm, everything is now more natural, ”says Kisin.

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the pianist, who also has the citizenship of Great Britain, lived in New York and London, in recent years in Paris. Regarding whether he is going to live in Israel in the near future, Kisin said: “We are making plans, and God laughs. Let's see what will happen. So far I can’t say anything. ”

The completely statement by Evgeny Kisin in English is published on the blog of English critic and musicologist Norman Lebrecht.

According to The Jerusalem Post , today, December 9, the pianist will give a charity concert in Jerusalem.