Classical concert in ruins freed Palmyra

palmyra - In the Roman amphitheater in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra Thursday sounded music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Sergei Prokofiev. The famous conductor Valery Gergiev is leading the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg during an outdoor concert, six weeks after Syrian troops recaptured the city in Islamic State.

,, I never imagined this to occur, it is difficult to keep emotions under control, 'the conductor said. The concert is seen as a protest against violence and barbarism.,, It is music of hope, '' says Gergiev, formerly principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Gergiev is known as a staunch supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Who called the concert in a video message,, a sign of hope. '