Leonid Kogan. Unknown Chronicles
Pablo Picasso, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yasha Heifetz: all of them along with a series of outstanding figures of the 20th Century were captured for the film by a man who was an outstanding person himself. Leonid Kogan was a great violinist. He was perhaps one of the hundred in the USSR who had a chance to experience the taste of freedom. This is a true story about the price of freedom for an artist. When the government suspected his intention to emigrate, they strictly limited his concerts abroad and banned him from leaving the country. A year later the violinist died because freedom was his oxygen.
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Leonid Kogan. Unknown Chronicles
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 30, 2019
Runtime
0h 44m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Леонид Коган. Неизвестные хроники
Production Companies
Pervoe Kino Film Company, Yellow, Black & White, All Media A Start Company
Director
Evgeny Grigoryev
Description
Pablo Picasso, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yasha Heifetz: all of them along with a series of outstanding figures of the 20th Century were captured for the film by a man who was an outstanding person himself. Leonid Kogan was a great violinist. He was perhaps one of the hundred in the USSR who had a chance to experience the taste of freedom. This is a true story about the price of freedom for an artist. When the government suspected his intention to emigrate, they strictly limited his concerts abroad and banned him from leaving the country. A year later the violinist died because freedom was his oxygen.
