Youri Egorov talks and plays Chopin Scherzo no. 2 - video 1975

This clip of Youri Egorov playing part of Chopin’s Scherzo no. 2 comes from a short 1975 documentary about the Kazan Conservatory. At the start a young girl talks to Egorov about what he’s playing, how often he practises and with whom he studied. This is the same girl who is shown while he plays and again at the end, and basically the documentary follows her daily routine at the conservatory. Egorov was born in Kazan and studied there until he was 17. He was 20 at the time this was shot. Skip to 02:45 to se