Putin loyalist Valery Gergiev installed as director of Bolshoi theatre

Pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev, director of Mariinsky Theatre, put in charge of Bolshoi

Gergiev, a world-famous conductor who has been the director of the Mariinsky Theatre for 35 years, has been a strong supporter of Putin and his policies.

Putin ally Gergiev gets top theatre job at Bolshoi as well as Mariinsky

Russia's best-known conductor is appointed head of the Bolshoi as well as the Mariinsky Theatre.

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, who has not been welcomed in most concert halls since the beginning of the war in Ukraine due to his pronounced pro-Russian views, was today appointed the new director of the famous Bolshoi Theater.

The Russian government on Friday appointed a supporter of President Vladimir Putin, conductor Valery Gergiev, as director of the Balshoi Theatre, amid an accelerated crackdown on Russia's cultural sector since the attack on Ukraine, AFP reports.

Pro-Kremlin maestro Gergiev named head of Bolshoi Theatre

Russia on Friday appointed notoriously pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev, a personal friend of President Vladimir Putin for decades, to lead Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theatre.

Pro-Kremlin maestro Gergiev named head of Bolshoi Theatre

Russia's government on Friday appointed controversial maestro Valery Gergiev, who is an ally of President Vladimir Putin, to lead Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theatre.