Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev

• Gergiev fund embezzlement case postponed

  A court in Moscow has postponed initial hearings in the case of two men charged with embezzling 245 million rubles ($8 million) from the charitable ... 

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  Artists' spat over Putin joins a Russian tradition

  When famed viola player Yuri Bashmet declared that he "adored" President Vladimir Putin, he stirred little controversy in a country where classical ... 

• Gergiev to be chief conductor of Munich Phil

  Valery Gergiev has been appointed principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic starting with the 2015-16 season. Gergiev agreed to a contract ...