War in Ukraine: Munich, Rotterdam May Fire Valery Gergiev Over Russia Stance, Royal Opera House Drops Bolshoi
2 years, 9 months ago

War in Ukraine: Munich, Rotterdam May Fire Valery Gergiev Over Russia Stance, Royal Opera House Drops Bolshoi

News 18  

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has threatened to remove Valery Gergiev as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic unless Gergiev publicly says by Monday that he does not support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra also said it would drop the 68-year-old Russian’s planned festival there this September if he does not stop supporting Russia President Vladimir Putin. In the event that Valry Gergiev does not openly distance himself from President Putins actions in Ukraine, we will be forced to cancel all concerts conducted by Valry Gergiev including the Gergiev Festival that would take place in September, the Rotterdam Philharmonic said in a statement. The Munich mayor’s announcement came on the same day the Vienna Philharmonic dropped Gergiev as conductor in a five-concert U.S. tour that starts at Carnegie Hall on Friday night.

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Concertgebouw Orchestra to keep working with Russians who don't support the war
2 years, 8 months ago

Concertgebouw Orchestra to keep working with Russians who don't support the war

NL Times  

The Concertgebouw Orchestra will continue to work with Russian musicians "who have not endorsed the aggressive behavior of the Russian government in word or gesture." As was already known, the Russian conductor Valeri Gergiev will no longer be performing with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, in which Russians and Ukrainians play in harmony. Gergiev and Mastuev's names are still in the Concertgebouw …

Rotterdam Orchestra cuts long-standing ties with noted Russian conductor Gergiev
2 years, 9 months ago

Rotterdam Orchestra cuts long-standing ties with noted Russian conductor Gergiev

NL Times  

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the board of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Festivals no longer intend to work with the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, because he has not distanced himself from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The organizations already announced on Friday that they had taken note of the Russian invasion of Ukraine "with dismay" and that they expected Gergiev to …

Valery Gergiev, star conductor and friend of Putin, gets dropped by his management
2 years, 9 months ago

Valery Gergiev, star conductor and friend of Putin, gets dropped by his management

LA Times  

Valery Gergiev looks on after a “pre-premiere” performance, in the new Mariinsky Theatre on the eve of its official opening in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2013. Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was dropped by his management company Sunday over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Felsner called Gergiev “the greatest conductor alive and an extraordinary human being with …

Gergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour
2 years, 10 months ago

Gergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour that starts at Carnegie Hall on Friday night. The move came after Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala sent a letter to Gergiev asking him to make a clear statement in favor of a peaceful …

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