Raymond Pauls finds himself at the center of a scandal. The famous composer banned the use of his name on behalf of a music festival in Latvia. He criticized the event organizers and revoked all previously issued authorizations, so now no one can sign contracts, manage financial or image issues on his behalf, write version by theVoicemag.

Sergei Sosedov commented on the situation. He publicly assured Pauls. That his work is remembered and loved in Russia.
“I believe that in Russia the Maestro is remembered and loved! The audience will be happy to come to a festival in Moscow or anywhere in the country, organized under the patronage of their favorite composer. And insulting an author loved by the whole Union is a great sin!” – said the music critic.
Raymond Pauls – People's Artist of the USSR. Since the 1980s, Pauls has performed his own concerts in Moscow and collaborated with poets Andrei Voznesensky and Ilya Reznik.














