The Latest Breaking News from Valery Gergiev

The Russian government has named the renowned director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg to also lead Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre

Star conductor becomes latest Kremlin supporter to lead a major Russian cultural institution

Distinguished ballet choreographer takes issue with views of his friend, dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov

President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of trying to cancel Russia's rich musical and literary culture, including composers Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninov, in the same way he said it had cancelled "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling. Speaking in a meeting with leading cultural figures broadcast on national…

Prince Charles was a patron of trust set up by friend of Putin to back the Russian Mariinsky theatre

The decision has been made "in light of the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine"

Soon after the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine flashed across my computer screen, I received an email that seemed to mark another milestone in the dismantling of the old global order. Having tickets to attend a Vienna Philharmonic concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, I received a "Customer Service…

The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra has said its previously planned programme is ‘inappropriate at this time’.

The world-renown soprano opted to bow out rather than repudiate her support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, costing the company one of its top singers and best box-office draws.