Hi Ilya, what’s your daily routine at the moment?
Constant search for opportunities to collaborate and continue my talent development in other countries.

What’s particularly important for us all in these days?
To keep calm and care our people. Nothing matters around except connections we have.

New start, new beginning. What will be essential and which roles will music, art play now and in future?
The most essential thing is and will be the human nature. Music and art are tools for expression this nature in a pure way. Nothing can replace or recreate this nature so now and in future, the most important role of music and art is to safe human nature.

What are you reading currently?
I don’t read last time.
The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
Which quote, input or text will you please propose us?
Rocket summer. The words passed among the people in the open, airing houses. Rocket summer. The warm desert air changing the frost patterns on the windows, erasing the art work. The skis and sleds suddenly useless. The snow, falling from the cold sky upon the town, turned to a hot rain before it touched the ground.
Rocket summer. People leaned from their dripping porches and watched the reddening sky.
The rocket lay on the launching field, blowing out pink clouds of fire and oven heat. The rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts. The rocket made climates, and summer lay for a brief moment upon the land…

Thank you very much!
Thank you likewise!
Thank you very much for the Interview, dear Ilya, much success for your wonderful music projects, all the best in these days!
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Ilya Polyakov, Pianist, Composer
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