Munich mayor sacks star conductor of city orchestra over Putin ties
Conductor Valery Gergiyev leads the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, at the opening of the Isar Philharmonic in the Orchestra Hall. The mayor of Munich has sacked the chief conductor of the city's philharmonic orchestra, Valery Gergiev, over his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Peter Kn...
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