Valery Gergiev

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev visit the new stage of the Mariinsky II before the Grand gala dedicated to its opening in Saint Petersburg on May 2, 2013. Russia's famous Mariinsky theatre in Saint Petersburg was to inaugurate a new ballet and opera house on May 2 in an event coinciding with the 60th birthday of its hugely ambitious and well-connected director Valery Gergiev. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ANATOLY MALTSEV (Photo credit should read ANATOLY MALTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Valery Gergiev forced to resign from Edinburgh Festival due to his allegiance to Putin

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 29, 2022: Mariinsky Theatre general and artistic director, conductor Valery Gergiev is seen before a gala concert at Tchaikovsky Concert Hall celebrating 100 years since the opening of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. Artyom Geodakyan/TASS (Photo by Artyom GeodakyanTASS via Getty Images)

Valery Gergiev dismissed as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic

Valery Gergiev leading the Mariinsky Orchestra in an all-Stravinsky program at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night, October 10, 2013.(Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

Valery Gergiev dropped by festivals, concert halls and management, due to his ties with Putin