Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is urging Italy to cancel a concert by a Russian conductor who has ...

Russian opposition activists have also condemned the director's sudden return. The Anti-Corruption Foundation, of the late ...

Yulia Navalnaya* called on the Italian authorities to cancel the performance of the Russian conductor, People's Artist of the ...

Italy faces internal division over an upcoming performance by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev at a state-backed music festival, with critics arguing the event risks legitimizing Kremlin propaganda ...

A concert in Italy featuring Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, who has ties to Putin, is sparking a furor following protests ...

Italy's culture minister joined the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday in condemning an invitation ...

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged Italian authorities Tuesday to cancel a concert by Russian ...

A concert in Italy by a top Russian conductor shunned in the West since the invasion of Ukraine could send the wrong message, ...

When the name of Valery Gergiev popped up on a bill for Italy’s Un’Estate da Re festival, it was not simply another summer concert promotion it was an incendiary spark thrown onto the dry wood of ...

Controversy surrounds conductor Valery Gergiev’s upcoming concert in Italy, linked to his ties with Putin and recent ...

A Russian conductor and friend of Vladimir Putin is set to perform in Europe for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine ...