Valery Gergiev could return to Spanish theaters in 2026. Platea Magazine is reporting that Agencia Camera is coordinating a tour for Gergiev in Spain and is only waiting for the conductor and the Marrinsky Theatre to confirm. If confirmed, the performances will be the first for Gergiev in the West since 2022 when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Gergiev {…}
(Photo credit: Bodil Maroni Jensen) Composer Sofia Gubaidulina passed away on March 13, at the age of 93. Gubaidulina was born on Oct. 24, 1931, in Chistopol in the Tatar Republic of Russia. She studied composition and piano at the Kazan Conservatory and graduated in 1954. At the beginning of her career she faced a number of repressive measures and {…}
Earlier this week, Valery Gergiev abandoned a performance of Mussorgsky’s “Salammbo” in order to conduct another performance at another theater on the same night. According to various telegram channels and a report from Slippedisc, “Valery Gergiev left one of the premiere performances at the Bolshoi Theater to conduct a performance of a song based on the poems of Maria Zakharova.” {…}
(Credit: Valeri Guérguiev) Russian conductor and Putin loyalist Valery Gergiev has been appointed to chair the jury for Russia’s newly established Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize. The new prize awards an organization for “outstanding achievements in activities aimed at countering the threat of unleashing a third world war and at preventing a nuclear catastrophe.” The inaugural award was presented on {…}
Valery Gergiev is set to conduct in Iran. The Pro-Putin Russian conductor is set to conduct alongside Ali Rahbari. In a statement, Rahbari said, “Maestro Gergiev has agreed to come to Iran and perform along with me, and we plan to organize a concert with the Iranian Youth Symphony Orchestra at an appropriate time. This project has been planned with {…}
Valery Gergiev has been elected co-chairman of the Union of Theater Performers of Russia. The Pro-Putin artist was elected to the position on Dec. 4, 2023 by the Congress of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, the General Director of the Great Theater of Russia, and the Artistic Director – Director of the Mariinsky Theater. This is the second {…}
Valery Gergiev has officially been named the Bolshoi Theatre’s new General Director. The Russian government’s Telegram account said Gergiev’s term will “be a five-year term under an order signed by Prime Minister Mikhail V. Mishustin.” Gergiev will replace Vladimir Urin who according to the Telegram account was “relieved of this position at his own request.” The news comes only weeks {…}
Valery Gergiev is set to become the General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre. According to Opera Magazine, the Russian conductor will replace Vladimir Urin and will remain head of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Gergiev will be the first leader of both major Russian theaters for the first time since Tsarist times. The news comes a year after Putin {…}
Valery Gergiev has been awarded the Order of Merit to the Fatherland in Russia. The award was signed by dictator Vladimir Putin and published on the Kremlin’s website. According, to the decree, the award was given to Gergiev for “his great contribution to the development of national culture and art, and many years of fruitful activity.” The decree strengthens Gergiev {…}
The IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum has been canceled due to the war in Ukraine. In a press release, the organizers said, “the forum has always been more than just a meeting point for professionals. It is a platform for sharing best practices and for establishing creative and business contacts. It has become a real feast for the professionals {…}
The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm has expelled Valery Gergiev from its membership. The Academy noted in a press release, “at the meeting of the Royal Musical Academy on October 10, the decision was made to exclude the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev as a foreign member. He was excluded on the basis of his unwillingness to take a stand {…}