August 29 was marked by a historic and deeply tragic event for the entire music industry. Legendary management in the United States and around the world – Columbia Artist Management Inc. announced it will shut down. This company has worked on the market for more than 90 years and during this time has represented such famous artists as Horowitz, Michelangeli, van Cliburn, Bernstein, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Rostropovich. I was lucky enough to start working with CAMI right after winning The Tchaikovsky Competition. As a result, we were together for more than 20 years. I worked with the famous Douglas Sheldon. ...