Contrast that to four years ago, when the inaugural ceremony included Aretha Franklin but also classical musicians such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman and others, and the Hollywood types were largely saved for the evening's balls.
Fiodor shows us his favourite statues before taking a break from the Milanese evening heat at Bar Chocolat - a gelateria boasting over ten different types of chocolate ice cream.