Culture boycott of Putin loyal artists: just closes around star conductor Gergiev and others

“Opinions are divided on this. There are those who believe that culture should always take precedence over politics and that there should be no witch hunts on anyone who has ever had coffee or a picture with Putin. On the other hand, Valery Gergiev’s bond with Putin was so clear that this is no longer acceptable for many.”

“In an ideal world, culture should indeed be above politics, but that is not true in classical music. Orchestra or opera productions are expensive. As soon as you receive money from a subsidy provider, a sponsor, a government or the church as in time by Bach, then you are connected. Whose bread one eats, his word one speaks,” Bram Nolf states in “The morning” on Radio 1.

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