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Italy’s booking of pro-Putin conductor Gergiev triggers backlash

Summary by Decode39
Political uproar. The announcement that Russian conductor Valery Gergiev will perform at the “Un’Estate da Re” festival in Caserta on 27 July has sparked fierce debate. Campania Region’s line-up, fully funded by regional taxpayers, has drawn criticism for featuring an artist labelled as a Kremlin apologist. At Caserta, Gergiev will lead the Orchestra Filarmonica del Teatro G. Verdi di Salerno alongside Mariinsky Theatre soloists in a programme …

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According to the New York Times, Valery Gergiev, proponent of the Russian Crimean invasion, will perform with his Mariinsky ensemble at the festival "Un'Estate da Re"

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No Russian artist was canceled harder than conductor Valery Gergiev. Now this ‘friend of Putin’ is allowed to perform in Italy after all.

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La Picierno critica Valery Gergiev a Caserta: "It's the Kremlin thread." De Luca: "I always invite everyone."The anti-Russian crusade of the vice-president of the European Parliament, Pina Picierno, who is a member of the Pd. On July 27th the famous director of the...

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Decode39 broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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