Russian conductor Valery Gergiev who is close friend of Putin is forced to resign as honorary president of Edinburgh International Festival after invasion of Ukraine Gergiev was made honorary president of Edinburgh International Festival in 2011 Gergiev – seen as Russia’s star
Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is a personal friend and prominent supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour that started at Carnegie Hall on Friday night. The 68-year-old Russian conductor is music