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Vladimir Jurowski: discovering Buddhism after growing up in secular Russia

Vladimir Jurowski describes his experience of religion whilst growing up in Soviet Russia, where practicing religion was punishable. With his Jewish roots and his exploration of the Russian Orthadox Chuch, he eventually found Buddhism.

Vladimir Jurowski shares his musical and cultural inspirations with Rob Cowan on Essential Classics as part of the Radio 3 season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. Click through to the episode to hear more.

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