„It was quite hard to play, even for me, someone who plays with two fingers, “ the Russian president said about his impromptu performance in China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that an impromptu piano rendition he gave on the sidelines of a meeting in Beijing had been hampered by an out of tune instrument.
Putin was captured on camera Sunday sitting down at a grand piano in a Chinese state residence, and performing a few slightly hesitant chords of two popular Soviet-era compositions, „Moscow Windows“ and „Evening Song.“
Asked at a news briefing in Beijing on Monday about his performance, Putin said he had just been idly toying around with the keys while he waited for his meeting to start with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international forum.
„It’s a pity that the piano was out of tune, “ Putin said. „It was quite hard to play, even for me, someone who plays with two fingers.
