in a radio interview after the competition, jury member mikhail voskresensky said that he, as well as several other jury members, had supported lubyantsev, but that others had been against him. he commented, “i think that what was, in my opinion, an error of the jury could turn out to be more beneficial to him…as happened with pogorelich.” the day after lubyantsev's exit, valery gergiev invited him to perform at the mariinsky theater.