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Famed conductor who is close friends with Putin was fired from his orchestra for not condemning Ukraine invasion

One of the world's most respected conductors was fired on Tuesday as cultural institutions recoiled in horror at Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian maestro Valery Gergiev was booted from his job as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra after his bosses said he refused to condemn the war started by his personal friend Vladimir Putin.

It was the most striking in a series of setbacks for Gergiev, who has had concerts cancelled and been asked to resign from honorary positions throughout the classical music world.

Gergiev has long been a vocal supporter of Putin, a personal friend since the 1990s, but the connection became too much for his employers after the invasion.

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