Greetings on the opening of the Third Emil Gilels Moscow Piano Music Festival: Russia-China International Cultural Diplomacy

The message reads, in part:

"As always, the festival programme impresses with its scale, abundance of engaging and meaningful events, and a large number of participants. The capital's largest performance venues, museums, libraries, and children's music schools will host concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, and literary and musical performances dedicated to the life and work of Emil Gilels, a great and world-famous pianist and teacher, as well as a prominent figure in Russian culture. It is certainly gratifying that this large-scale creative project has featured Russian masters on a successful concert tour to the People's Republic of China.

I am confident that the festival will unite guests from different countries around the enduring values of spirituality and enlightenment, familiarise them with the recognised grand masters of the piano school and novice performers, and promote international cultural and humanitarian cooperation."