Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's concert in an Italian palace has been canceled without explanation amid an uproar over his support for Vladimir Putin.

Some lawmakers in Italy had argued that Valery Gergiev’s planned appearance sent the wrong message as Europe strives to remain united in its support for Ukraine.

Russia said on Thursday it had made a new protest to Italy in a dispute over the cancellation of a concert in Italy where ...

Organizers in Italy say a concert by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been canceled after protests against giving the stage to a conductor who hasn't condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...

Conductor Valery Gergiev, who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour starting Friday. "This change was made due to recent ...

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents a medal to then Mariinsky Theatre's Artistic Director Valery Gergiev, during an awarding ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Thursday ...

MUNICH – Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was dropped by his management company Sunday over his ties to Russia President Vladimir Putin. The 68-year-old Russian had been represented since ...

FILE - Russian artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater, conductor Valery Gergiev attends the Presidential Council for Culture and Art in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

In London, when it was announced in 2005 that Valery Gergiev had been appointed principal conductor — and therefore de facto music director — of the London Symphony, I was able to gauge the reactions ...

Valery Gergiev is music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, the White Nights Festival there, and until Tuesday was the chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic.