Ukraine may have to "compromise" with Russia if it loses in the symbolic frontline city of Bakhmut, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted - as analysts say Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group boss, may have given away his presidential ambitions.
Valery Gergiev, the star Russian conductor fired in Germany last year for his refusal to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, was given a warm welcome in China this week as
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Walking into the guest room near the concert hall of the National Centre for the Performing Arts during the afternoon of March 27, Russian conductor Valery Gergiev looks at the photos hanging on the walls, featuring international musicians who performed at the venue, such as violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and conductor Seiji Ozawa.
Prokofiev, Korsakov, Tchaikovsky… Russian music filled the iconic classical music hall at Beijing s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on Monday during a performance by veteran Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, one of the oldest musical ensembles in Russia.