Valentina Lisitsa, free speech, and the problem with philanthropy
How big does a mess outside the concert hall need to get before it affects what happens inside?
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Valery Gergiev
Music to Putin’s ears
Russian classical musicians have supported Putin’s Crimean invasion, but risk audience backlash
Gergiev, Shostakovich, Tskhinvali
Turns out the great Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is Ossetian and, having made his career in St. Petersburg, a friend of...