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Tag: Gergiev, Valery

World

Russia’s Storied Tchaikovsky Competition Is Diminished by War in Ukraine

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZComments Off on Russia’s Storied Tchaikovsky Competition Is Diminished by War in Ukraine

With Russia a pariah in the West since its invasion of Ukraine, this usually prestigious event is underway with far fewer international participants.

World

Now Playing in China: Putin-Aligned Artists Shunned in the West

March 31, 2023JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZComments Off on Now Playing in China: Putin-Aligned Artists Shunned in the West

As Russia works to shore up its image and rebuild its soft power after its invasion of Ukraine, it is strengthening cultural ties with friendly nations, including China.

World

Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.

March 27, 2022Zachary WoolfeComments Off on Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.

The company’s revival of “Eugene Onegin” gives the lie to the Russian president’s claim that his country’s composers are suffering in the West.

World

Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front: Culture

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022Anton Troianovski and Javier C. HernándezComments Off on Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front: Culture

In a blast against “cancel culture,” he said the West is “canceling” Russia by going after “an entire thousand-year-old country, our people.”

World

Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZComments Off on Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led arts organizations to reconsider who performs, forcing them to confront questions about free speech and policing political views.

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Russian Filmmakers and Other Artists Face Boycotts Over Ukraine

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022ALEX MARSHALLComments Off on Russian Filmmakers and Other Artists Face Boycotts Over Ukraine

A Russian moviemaker with Ukrainian roots and relatives in Kyiv denounced the war. The Glasgow Film Festival dropped his film anyway.

World

Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko’s Putin Ties Threaten Their Careers

March 2, 2022Zachary WoolfeComments Off on Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko’s Putin Ties Threaten Their Careers

The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the diva Anna Netrebko have lost engagements because of their ties to Putin, as geopolitics and music collide once again.

World

Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko’s Putin Ties Threaten Their Careers

March 2, 2022Zachary WoolfeComments Off on Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko’s Putin Ties Threaten Their Careers

The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the diva Anna Netrebko have lost engagements because of their ties to Putin, as geopolitics and music collide once again.

World

Global Tours Were Key for Orchestras. Then the Pandemic Hit.

February 22, 2022JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZComments Off on Global Tours Were Key for Orchestras. Then the Pandemic Hit.

Two years after the coronavirus paralyzed classical music, ensembles are again returning to the global stage. But they face significant challenges.

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Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia

October 6, 2019October 7, 2019Graham BowleyComments Off on Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia

Museums, the performing arts and historical sites like Fort Ross in California, where an old Russian company flag flies, have been the beneficiaries of their gifts.

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Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election

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As Trump Weighs Sale of Advanced A.I. Chips to China, Critics Sound Alarm

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