Italy’s giving a concert for Putin—and Europe is paying
Banned everywhere else, Putin's favorite conductor Gergiev finds European taxpayers willing to fund his comeback in Campania
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Why I, a musician, will protest against conductor Gergiev
This October a group of activists in New York will once again protest against a Russian conductor Valery…
Why “speak no evil” policy of the Met, Carnegie Hall and BAM is so objectionable
On Monday January 26th, the Met Opera will unveil their new production of “Iolanta” starring Anna Netrebko and…
Music lovers to protest performances of Netrebko and Gergiev in New York
ARTS AGAINST AGGRESSION PRESS RELEASE 12 JANUARY 2015 January will see the return to venerable New York stages…
Conductor Valery Gergiev’s falling star: removal from concert in Germany
Starting in 1995, the Intendant (Director) of the Saar Music Festival, German pianist Robert Leonardy established the theme of presenting music from…