Breaking: Gergiev dumps Vienna Philharmonic

Breaking: Gergiev dumps Vienna Philharmonic

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norman lebrecht

February 18, 2022

The VPO has just announced: ‘Unfortunately, Maestro Valery Gergiev had to cancel his participation in tonight’s concert with us scheduled for Friday, February 18, 2022, at the Wiener Konzerthaus due to health reasons.’

Take that with a couple of pinches of salt.

1 Gergiev is never ill.
2 War clouds are gathering.

The VPO should be checking cancellation insuraince on their upcoming Carnegie Hall trip with the Putin puppet.

His replacement tonight in Vienna will be Franz Welser-Möst.

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