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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Soon after the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine flashed across my computer screen, I received an email that seemed to mark another milestone in the dismantling of the old global order. Having tickets to attend a Vienna Philharmonic concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, I received a “Customer Service Announcement” reporting that Valery Gergiev — described as “a friend and prominent supporter of President Vladimir V Putin of Russia” — would no longer be conducting the orchestra. Many other orchestras have since cut ties with Gergiev as well. Until the Russian invasion, it was still possible t…