Group questions violinist with alleged Putin ties trip to Palm Beach County School District

A local Ukrainian advocacy groups is voicing their concerns over a violinist’s scheduled performance at the Kravis Center for the Palm Beach Symphony and a corresponding workshop with Palm Beach County School District students.

Vadim Repin, whose website describes him as a child prodigy with a very successful career, is scheduled to perform in March as part of the Palm Beach Symphony’s Masterclass series. Ukrainian Association of Florida believes Repin is tied to the current Russian regime because his wife, Zakharova Svitlana, is a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political party and is under sanction by the Ukrainian Government.

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