Russian Conductor: Bolshoi Theater and French Orchestra Resign:
-Responsibility for the invasion of Ukraine-
[Ottawa 6th Reuters]
Russian conductor
Tugan Sokhiev
March 6th
He has announced that he will resign as music director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater.
again,
He revealed that he would also resign as music director of the Toulouse Capitol National Orchestra.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
Mr. Sokhiev
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
His view of the invasion in France,
I was forced to clarify.
Russian Chief Conductor
Valery Gergiev
He did not respond to the call to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.
as a result,
The Munich Philharmonic has dismissed Russian conductor Valery Gergiev.
It has a great influence on the music world.
Reuters
https://jp.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-bolshoi-idJPKBN2L40F5
Chief conductor at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre resigns
Sokhiev’s announcement
comes as Russian artists and performers have been under pressure across the world to express their views on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sokhiev said in a statement,
I have never supported and I will always be against any conflicts in any shape and form.
Sokhiev also announced he was resigning from his position as music director of France’s Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.
He said he made the decision after “being forced to face the impossible option of choosing between my beloved Russian and French musicians.”
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