Munich will not pay out Gergiev’s contract

Munich will not pay out Gergiev’s contract

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norman lebrecht

March 12, 2022

Bavarian Radio reports that German lawyers have advised the city of Munich that it will not have to pay compensation for firing Valery Gergiev because his pro-Putin actions brought the city into disrepute.

Gergiev had been chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic for almost seven years at an estimated annual fee of two to three million Euros. His contract was scheduled to run until the summer of 2025, so the loss of earnings amounts to at least six million Euros.

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