A representative of the Bolshoi Theater speaks RIA News” He stated that he had no information that Valery Gergiev would be appointed director of the institution on November 31.
On November 30, a source from the SHOT Telegram channel reported that chief Valery Gergiev has officially taken office. will present As the new director to the Bolshoi Theater team. The current head of the cultural institution, Vladimir Urin, will personally introduce the new director to employees, an insider said. Formerly the conductor, he will head the joint directorship of the Mariinsky and Bolshoi theatres.
On November 15, the Izvestia newspaper, citing three of its own sources, wrote that the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev, will become the head of the Moscow theater. The publication noted that the head of the Mariinsky Theater will replace Vladimir Urin, who has been heading the theater since 2013. Additionally, Izvestia sources reported that Urin will leave his post at his own request.
Moreover, on November 18, Gergiev answered When asked whether he would head the Bolshoi Theater with the following statement: “I head the Mariinsky Theater.” And before that, he admitted that he wasn’t looking for more work opportunities.
Previously he was a performer of the song and dance troupe deceived When buying a clarinet.