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2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin

Headline from Hickory Daily Record, on the newest of 2 developments

BERLIN (AP) — Valery Gergiev has been fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic because of his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and for not rejecting the invasion

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  1. Conductor with close ties to Putin out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin

    Headline from Hickory Daily Record ·

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Munich may fire Russian conductor Gergiev over Ukraine (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) -- Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has threatened to remove Valery Gergiev as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic unless Gergiev publicly

  2. The Hill

    Conductor with close ties to Putin out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour (opens The Hill)

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    Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will no longer lead the Vienna Philharmonic in the orchestra’s U.S.

  3. Fox News

    Putin supporter Valery Gergiev out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour (opens Fox News)

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    Conductor Valery Gergiev, who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour starting Friday. "This change was made due to recent world events," Carnegie Hall spokeswoman Synneve Carlino said.

  4. NPR

    A Russian conductor has been dropped by a management company over his ties to Putin (opens NPR)

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    Valery Gergiev had been represented since December 2020 by Munich-based Marcus Felsner, who started his own management company that year after leaving Opus3.

  5. Hickory Daily Record

    2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin (opens Hickory Daily Record)

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    BERLIN (AP) — Valery Gergiev has been fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic because of his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and for not rejecting the invasion

  6. France 24

    Munich orchestra drops Russian conductor Gergiev over Ukraine (opens France 24)

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    Acclaimed Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, known to have close ties to the Kremlin, was fired Tuesday from his job as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic after failing to denounce Moscow's in…

  7. Insider

    Famed conductor who is close friends with Putin was fired from his orchestra for not condemning Ukraine invasion (opens Insider)

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    Valery Gergiev, a prominent classical music conductor, was removed from Munich Philharmonic on Tuesday.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Munich Philharmonic drops star conductor Valery Gergiev over Putin ties | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Russian maestro was given an ultimatum to denounce Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but failed to react. Gergiev's support of the Russian ruler has long stirred controversy.

  9. New York Times

    Valery Gergiev, a Putin Ally, Fired as Chief Conductor in Munich (opens New York Times)

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    The conductor was dismissed from the Munich Philharmonic after he refused to denounce Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He and Anna Netrebko, the Russian diva, were also fired by the Bavarian State Opera.

  10. Sioux City Journal

    Munich fires Russian conductor Gergiev for supporting Putin (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    BERLIN (AP) — Valery Gergiev has been fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic because of his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and for not rejecting the invasion

  11. France 24

    Music world shuns Russian maestro Gergiev over Putin ties (opens France 24)

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    One of Germany's top orchestras fired Russian maestro and Kremlin loyalist, Valery Gergiev, as its chief conductor on Tuesday after he failed to denounce Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, capping a stunn…

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