Tag: Valery Gergiev
Putin’s friend Gergiev takes over management of the Bolshoi Theater
As of: December 1st, 2023 3:12 p.m The conductor Gergiev becomes head of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. He is considered a confidant of President Putin. His predecessor Urin publicly spoke…
Intendant Paul Müller leaves the Munich Philharmonic – Munich
In the past ten days, the Munich Philharmonic played eight concerts in four different cities, Munich, Vienna, Leipzig, Dresden, Munich again. Again and again with other soloists. Getting that in…
Günter Rohrbach on the boycott of Russian culture – culture
Who actually gives us Germans the right to equate Russian culture with war? Do we no longer know what German culture meant after the world war? It reads like a…
Munich: representative for Gergiev found at Philharmoniker concerts – Munich
The Munich Philharmonic announces a replacement for their dismissed boss Valery Gergiev for the next concerts. The conductors Manfred Honeck and Andris Nelsons will conduct the next concerts of the…
Wolfgang Rihm turns 70: an interview about Putin, Ukraine, classic – culture
Interviewed by Reinhard J Brembeck Wolfgang Rihm is world-renowned as a composer of new music. His oeuvre is enormous, comprising several hundred works, including many operas, piano pieces, string quartets…
Conversation: Serge Dorny invites Gergiev out of the Bavarian State Opera – culture
Interviewed by Reinhard J Brembeck Serge Dorny has been artistic director of the Bavarian State Opera since this season. Now, like all other Western cultural managers, he has canceled a…
Compensation for conductor Valery Gergiev, close to Putin? | NDR.de – Culture
Status: 03/03/2022 10:10 a.m The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev lost his position as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic due to a lack of distance from Putin. Gergiev’s performances in…
War in Ukraine: How the conflict is dividing the ballet scene – Culture
Ballet is generally regarded as a non-political art: beautiful to look at, fairytale-like, escapist and far removed from all the dangers of existence. A mistake. As early as 1661, when…
No distancing from Putin: Valery Gergiev must go | NDR.de – Culture
Status: 03/01/2022 11:52 a.m The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev loses his position as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic due to a lack of distance from Putin. Gergiev’s performances in…
War in Ukraine: Munich Mayor Reiter throws conductor Gergiev out
The Russian conductor did not comment despite being asked to do so, said Reiter. source site