Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Vladimir Spivakov, second right, lays flowers at the coffin of Russian baritone Dmitry Hvorostovsky during a farewell ceremony on a stage of Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Hvorostovsky died after a long battle with cancer. He was 55. Hvorostovsky's office said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 22, that the acclaimed singer "died peacefully" earlier and was "surrounded by family" near his home in London. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)