Youri Egorov was a Soviet classical pianist. Egorov defected from the Soviet Union in 1976 while on a concert tour in Rome, Italy. "The combination of bad habits and sheltered existence perhaps explains why, on seeking political asylum during a tour in Italy, he clueless took his case to the Communist party. Somehow, he was treated sympathetically, and made his way to Amsterdam, where he is said to have been discovered sleeping on a park bench by the man who later became his partner. Though Egorov's stated reasons for emigrating were political, they in fact had more to with sexual politics. Gay bashing wasn't a common term then, but muggings he described in Moscow more or less amounted to that.” --David Patrick Stearns. He and his longtime companion, Jan Brouwer, counted Amsterdam as their home throughout his 12 years in the West. Youri Egorov died on April 1988; one of the first victims of AIDS among his friends, and four months later, Jan Brouwer followed him. They are buried together in Driehuis, Velsen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Youri Egorov gave his final concert performances at the age of 33, knowing at the time that he was afflicted with a fatal illness and had but months to live.
Youri Egorov was a Soviet classical pianist. Egorov defected from the Soviet Union in 1976 while on a concert tour in Rome, Italy. "The combination of bad habits and sheltered existence perhaps explains why, on seeking political asylum during a tour in Italy, he clueless took his case to the Communist party. Somehow, he was treated sympathetically, and made his way to Amsterdam, where he is said to have been discovered sleeping on a park bench by the man who later became his partner. Though Egorov's stated reasons for emigrating were political, they in fact had more to with sexual politics. Gay bashing wasn't a common term then, but muggings he described in Moscow more or less amounted to that.” --David Patrick Stearns. He and his longtime companion, Jan Brouwer, counted Amsterdam as their home throughout his 12 years in the West. Youri Egorov died on April 1988; one of the first victims of AIDS among his friends, and four months later, Jan Brouwer followed him. They are buried together in Driehuis, Velsen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Youri Egorov gave his final concert performances at the age of 33, knowing at the time that he was afflicted with a fatal illness and had but months to live.
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