Piotr Beczała & Tugan Sokhiev Lead 2025 Summer Night Concert

The Vienna Philharmonic has announced the 2025 Summer Night Concert. The concert is set to be held on June 13, 2025, at 8:45 p.m. at the Schönbrunn Palace Park. The concert will be conducted by Tugan Sokhiev and will feature opera singer Piotr Beczała, who will perform three arias from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot,” and Emmerich Kálmán’s operetta {…}

Mar 18, 2022

Tugan Sokhiev Dropped from New York Philharmonic Concerts

Tugan Sokhiev has been dropped from the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra announced that due to the War in Ukraine the orchestra can not perform with him. In a statement, the organization said, “Out of regard for the current global situation, and following discussions with Tugan Sokhiev, it has been mutually decided that Mr. Sokhiev’s performances with the New York {…}

Mar 6, 2022

Tugan Sokhiev Resigns from both Bolshoi Theatre & Orchestre National du Capitole

Conductor Tugan Sokhiev has resigned from his posts at the Bolshoi Theatre and Orchestre National du Capitole in Toulouse. In a statement via Facebook, the conductor said, “I know that many people were waiting for me to express myself and to hear from me my position on what’s happening at the moment. It took me a while to process what is {…}

Mar 4, 2022

Tugan Sokhiev Pressured to Make a Statement in Toulouse

The Mayor of Toulouse has written to the conductor Tugan Sokhiev asking him to say a few words on the Ukraine situation before his next concert with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse on March 18 and 25. The mayor noted that Toulouse is a twin city of Kyiv and he would like the Russian conductor to condemn the {…}