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

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

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.

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

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 planned classical music concert in Italy, featuring a Russian conductor known to be an old friend and vocal supporter of ...

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

Italy's culture minister joined the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday in condemning an invitation for maestro Valery Gergiev to perform near Naples, saying it risked being ...

How is it possible that in the summer of 2025, three years after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Valery Gergiev, Putin’s accomplice and a person included on the sanctions lists of several ...

A planned concert by Kremlin-backed star conductor Valery Gergiev in southern Italy has sparked sharp protests, including from the Italian Culture Ministry and the widow of late Russian opposition ...

News about Valery Gergiev, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Italy has secured what could prove to be a pivotal opening victory in the Women’s European Championship by beating Belgium 1-0.