A pianist plays in a hospital gown Daily Comfort Zonenorman lebrecht August 07, 2026From Viacheslav Ovod in Tel Aviv:One of the most outstanding pianists of our time — Alexei Volodin. After a devastating accident, intensive care, and multiple major surgeries, he sits down at a piano in Ichilov Hospital and plays the third movement of a Beethoven sonata. Even a hospital room cannot become a boundary for art. I had the privilege and honor of sharing a hospital room with him. Today, in the lobby of Ichilov Hospital, I had the privilege of giving a small impromptu concert together with the outstanding pianist Alexei Volodin @alexei_volodin_seliverstov , who is currently sharing the same hospital room with me.