In Munich, an explanation from Gergiev is waiting for an explanation

The conductor Valery Gergiev, during the next visit to Munich, has to give the Munich Philharmonic clarification about his signature under the appeal of cultural figures in support of the position of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Crimea.

In early 2015, Valery Gergiev should take the post of chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The city council of Munich approved him to this position a year ago.

The news that Gergiev signed a letter in support of Putin’s policy caused a wave of criticism in Munich to the conductor.

After a long debate, the advisory body of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Council of the Munich Philharmonic, decided to turn to the referent on the culture of Munich Hans-Georg Cuppers and the orchestra of the orchestra Paul Muller with a request to call the Russian conductor in Munich for explanations, the deutsche reports Welle .

The green faction in the city council of Munich, who was demanding that Gergiev’s meeting with representatives of the Munich Philharmonic, believes that if the conductor does not refuse the appeal signed by him, he should not be involved in the management of the orchestra.