Russian conductor will not appear with New York Philharmonic
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Russian conductor will not appear with New York Philharmonic
Tugan Sokhiev, who resigned from two posts after facing pressure to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, will not perform with the orchestra because of the war.

by Javier C. Hernández



NEW YORK, NY.- Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev, who recently resigned from two high-profile posts after facing pressure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, will no longer lead a series of concerts with the New York Philharmonic because of the war, the orchestra announced Friday.

Sokhiev, who until this month was music director of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and the Orchestre National du Capitole in Toulouse, France, had been scheduled to appear with the Philharmonic starting March 31 for three concerts featuring the music of Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. Instead, the concerts will be led by Anna Rakitina, a rising conductor who was born in Moscow to a Russian mother and Ukrainian father, in her Philharmonic debut.

The Philharmonic described the change as a mutual decision, saying in a statement that it was made “out of regard for the current global situation.” The orchestra said Sokhiev would appear next season.

In a statement, Sylvie Bouchard, Sokhiev’s manager, said, “The decision with the New York Philharmonic was made mutually and Tugan Sokhiev is looking forward to his future engagements with the orchestra.”

The cancellation of Sokhiev’s appearance in New York comes as the Russian invasion continues to rattle the performing arts. In recent weeks, some cultural institutions have put pressure on artists to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin and his attack on Ukraine.

Sokhiev had faced demands from French officials this month that he clarify his position on the war before appearing again with his Toulouse orchestra. In response to the demands, he resigned and announced at the same time that he was also stepping down from the Bolshoi Theater, saying he felt he was being forced to pick between the two ensembles.

“I am being asked to choose one cultural tradition over” another, Sokhiev said at the time. “I am being asked to choose one artist over the other.”

Deborah Borda, the Philharmonic’s president and CEO, said in an interview that the orchestra had a “wonderful relationship” with Sokhiev, who led a week of performances in New York in 2018.

“We pray for peace,” she said. “We pray for peace for him.”

Borda added that the Philharmonic was committed to presenting Russian musicians and works by Russian composers. But she said the orchestra would not present artists if they had direct ties to Putin or his government.

“These are very nuanced decisions,” she said. “One cannot make blanket decisions about this. It’s not black or white.”

Rakitina is an assistant conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a former Dudamel Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She will make her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra next week.

The program that Sokhiev was set to lead — which features Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang playing Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto alongside Lili Boulanger’s “D’un Matin de Printemps” and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony — will remain unchanged.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.










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