{"id":13608,"date":"2024-06-03T23:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T23:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=13608"},"modified":"2024-06-03T23:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T23:09:39","slug":"vladimir-putin-awards-conductor-valery-gergiev-order-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2024\/06\/03\/vladimir-putin-awards-conductor-valery-gergiev-order-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putin Awards Conductor Valery Gergiev Order of Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Valery Gergiev (Photo: Mil.ru)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On May 30th, the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev received the Kremlin\u2019s Order of Merit for the Fatherland from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gergiev, a favourite of President Putin\u2019s, heads Russia\u2019s Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg as well as the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.<\/p>\n

The scoop:<\/strong> On May 30th, the Kremlin Press Service reported<\/a> that conductor Valery Gergiev has been awarded Russia\u2019s Order of Merit for the Fatherland. Gergiev accepted the medal from Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a speech<\/a>, Gergiev expressed that the strength of the organizations he leads comes from their courage to showcase performers and composers of all nationalities alongside one another.<\/p>\n

A bit of context\u2026:<\/strong> The conductor Valery Gergiev is a longtime ally<\/a> of Vladimir Putin\u2019s. But, since his refusal to denounce the war in Ukraine, Gergiev\u2019s busy performance schedule outside of Russia has come to a grinding halt. But, Putin has rewarded Gergiev\u2019s allegiance<\/a> by giving him a monopoly as leader of Russia\u2019s major classical music presenting organizations. And, Gergiev isn\u2019t the first conductor to be favoured by a despotic leader. During WWII, the German conductor Wilhem Furtw\u00e4ngler was the de facto chief conductor of the Nazi regime<\/a> and a favourite of Adolf Hitler\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Gergiev claims his orchestra is being courageous by playing Glinka alongside Mozart. However, we at Ludwig Van would prefer to hear the sounds of peace alongside those of Ukrainian composers including Valentin Silvestrov<\/a>, Ukraine\u2019s most famous composer who now lives in Germany as a refugee, or young contemporary composer Alla Zahaykevych<\/a>. Check out Silvestrov\u2019s Prayer for Ukraine<\/a> performed by the Bamberg Symphony in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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