Valery Gergiev will not be paid for his firing from the Munich Philharmonic.

The orchestra said that the conductor will definitely not get any severance pay. Additionally, the orchestra added that the Maestro has not taken any legal action. A spokesperson for the orchestra said, “He probably doesn’t care, given his wealth.”

In a statement, the Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter said, “He doesn’t get any money and it didn’t cost us a cent.”

Gergiev, who got fired from all his Western engagements for his support of Putin, is currently the head of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and is touring Russia at the moment.

During his tour in Vladivostok, the conductor told the state news agency TASS, “I have great personal connections, mainly artistic, to Japan, South Korea, and the People’s Republic of China. I’ve been to Japan more than 100 times, I’ve been to China 50 times. I believe there are great artists in China, Korea, and in Japan. And we collaborate with them. And this collaboration will never end.”