Conductor pulls out of BBC Proms because of Thai child rape charges

Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev says he does not want allegations to overshadow eventThe Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev has pulled out of his BBC Proms performance in the light of the charges he faces in Thailand for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy.The 53-year-old has also decided not to conduct a concert in Edinburgh, saying he did not want the accusations against him to "overshadow" the events in Scotland and at the Royal Albert Hall.Andrey Boreyko, a former mem...

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