US EditionA Concert in Italy by Russian Conductor Gergiev Is Cancelled After Protests
PROVINCE OF CASERTA, CAMPANIA, JUL 21 – The concert was canceled after an online petition gathered over 16,000 signatures and activists warned the event risked promoting Kremlin propaganda, Italian Culture Ministry said.
- Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta canceled a concert by Valery Gergiev due to protests from politicians and critics of the Kremlin.
- Gergiev has not condemned Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, leading to his dismissal from the Munich Philharmonic in March 2022.
- Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli described the cancellation as 'common sense' to safeguard 'the values of the free world.'
- Alexei Paramonov, Moscow's ambassador to Italy, described the cancellation as a 'scandalous situation.
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More than 16,000 people joined to work what they called "palco to Kremlin's propaganda".The teacher has already lost contracts with several institutions to refuse to condemn Russian invasion in Ukraine.
The Russian conductor, head of the Bolshoi of Moscow and the Marinsky of St. Petersburg, is one of the greatest protagonists of the world symphonic panorama. He has never condemned Vladimir Putin's work in Ukraine
Italy Cancels Pro-Putin Conductor’s Concert
Italy’s Royal Palace of Caserta announced on Monday, July 21st, that it was cancelling a weekend concert of pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev—a vocal supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin—after an uproar from politicians and Kremlin critics. Gergiev has not condemned Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a stance for which he was fired from the Munich Philharmonic in March 2022. He has not played a concert in Europe since. The scheduling of the…
The doors in the West remain closed to Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. His controversial concert in Campania has been canceled.
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