Classic FM speaks to Viktoria Mullova

The great Viktoria Mullova tells Classic FM's Jamie Crick about her dramatic early life evading the KGB and escaping to western Europe, leaving her Stradivarius behind.

[@ijustretired]

What an awesome violinist, I must see her play live, her technique is flawless and her musicality is just outstanding.

[@violinhunter2]

She is a great artist from parents who were peasants. Very fine peasants they must have been.

[@ionas82]

So was KZbin EdQdRGc0nhY the last concert before defecting?

[@asthenicsyndrome2536]

Russia is a very sad country... It's beautiful and ugly at the same time.

[@markmiller3713]

That probably can be said about a lot of places.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

@@markmiller3713 Hmm I know what you mean. What I got from the original comment was that it's "romantically" sad country (hence the mention of beauty as well).