MUNICH (AP) — Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was dropped by his management company Sunday over his ties to Russia President Vladimir Putin. The 68-year-old Russian had been represented since ...

MUNICH, Germany — Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was dropped by his management company Sunday over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 68-year-old Russian had been represented since ...

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Valery Gergiev, a renowned conductor, was fired from the Munich Philharmonic on Tuesday. An personal friend of Putin, he refused to distance himself from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The wider ...

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 1, 2013 photo, Valery Gergiev, looks on after a "pre-premiere" performance, put on for veterans and senior employees of the theatre in the new Mariinsky Theatre on the ...