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Valery Gergiev

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Born: May 2, 1953 Country: Russia

Valery Gergiev emerged in the 1980s as one of the most exciting new conductors, particularly of opera and ballet, and has maintained and enhanced his reputation ever since. He is also known for the rather gruff, unshaven appearance he cultivates. Born in Moscow to Ossetian parents, he showed tremendous musical talent in early childhood. Deciding while still in his teens that he wanted to become a conductor, Gergiev entered the conducting class of Read more Ilya Musin at the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatory. In 1975 and still a student, he won the All Union Conductors' Competition in Moscow in 1975. The following year, Gergiev won the Herbert von Karajan Conductors' Competition in Berlin. In 1977, the 24-year-old Gergiev was appointed assistant conductor at the Kirov Opera under Yuri Temirkanov. He made his debut the next year, conducting Prokofiev's immense opera War and Peace. This and other exciting opera performances marked the arrival of an extraordinary conductor. In 1981, Gergiev became director of the Armenian State Orchestra, conducting widely throughout the Soviet Union. He was appointed music director of the Kirov in 1988, when Temirkanov left to take over the Leningrad Philharmonic. Starting his tenure at the Kirov with immense energy and enthusiasm, Gergiev developed the company's orchestra to the point that it rivaled the famed Philharmonic. As director of the Mariinsky Theater (the historic home of the Kirov Opera and Ballet companies), he organized a successful annual Stars of the White Nights festival in St. Petersburg.

Gergiev has traveled widely, taking the Kirov companies all over the world. He has conducted several Kirov productions, including Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and Borodin's Prince Igor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His subsequent engagements also included a production of Boris Godunov at the Met.Gergiev has led major opera companies and symphony orchestras around the world. Principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera from 1997 to 2008, Gergiev was also principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra until August, 2008. He has been in charge of numerous festivals, including the Rotterdam Philharmonic/Gergiev Festival, the Mikkeli International Festival in Finland, the Peace to the Caucasus Festival, and the Red Sea International Music Festival in Eilat, Israel. Gergiev's many CD and video recordings include the classical Russian opera repertoire; symphonic works by Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, and Borodin; as well as the complete Prokofiev piano concertos. In addition to these recordings, he has become an acclaimed interpreter of Western symphonic fare, notably in his cycle of Mahler symphonies for LSO Live. Read less

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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Gergiev, Petrenko, Naouri, Burkhard

Release Date: 12/15/2009 Label: Naxos
Catalog: 2110271 Number of Discs: 1

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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Gergiev, Petrenko, Naouri, Burkhard [blu-ray]

Release Date: 04/26/2011 Label: Naxos
Catalog: 6 Number of Discs: 1

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The Golden Cockerel / Gergiev [Blu-ray]

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: MAR0596 Release Date: 05/26/2017 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer: Vladislav Sulimsky, Vladimir Feliauer, Andrei Serov, Andrei Ilyushnikov ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Chorus

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Strauss: Don Juan, Ein Heldenleben / Gergiev, Munich Philharmonic

Label: Munchner Philharmoni Catalog: 21121 Release Date: 03/31/2017
Composer: Richard Strauss
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 "Romantic" / Gergiev, Munich Philharmonic

Label: Münchner Philharmoniker Catalog: 211208 Release Date: 10/21/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Anton Bruckner
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" / Gergiev, Munich Philharmonic

Label: Münchner Philharmoniker Catalog: 21120 Release Date: 10/21/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Olga Borodina, Anne Schwanewilms
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Evgeny Kissin: The Complete RCA & Sony Classical Album Collection

Label: Sony Catalog: 5033827 Release Date: 10/14/2016 Number of Discs: 25
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov, Franz Joseph Haydn, Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev ...
Performer: Evgeny Kissin, Mikhail Milman, Boris Garlitsky, Vladimir Spivakov ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Seiji Ozawa, Carlo Maria Giulini ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra ...

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Stravinsky & Bartok: Orchestral Works / Gergiev, Bronfman, London Symphony

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 5078 Release Date: 10/14/2016 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Yefim Bronfman
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 0593 Release Date: 10/14/2016 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko / Gergiev [Blu-ray + DVD]

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 0592 Release Date: 09/09/2016 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Andrei Popov, Stanislav Leontieff, Nadezhda Vassilieva, Varvara Solovyova ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 - Balakirev: Tamara / Gergiev, London Symphony

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 0784 Release Date: 09/09/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov, Mily Balakirev
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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Great Arias: Casta Diva - Famous Italian Arias & Scenes

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 109242 Release Date: 08/26/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...
Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland, Yvonne Kenny, Ann Murray, Roberto Alagna ...
Conductor: Richard Bonynge, Peter Robinson, Riccardo Chailly, Evelino Pidò ...

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Great Arias: Casta Diva - Famous Italian Arias & Scenes [Blu-ray]

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 109243 Release Date: 08/26/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...
Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland, Yvonne Kenny, Ann Murray, Roberto Alagna ...
Conductor: Richard Bonynge, Peter Robinson, Riccardo Chailly, Evelino Pidò ...

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Great Arias: Kuda, kuda - Famous Russian Arias & Scenes

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 109246 Release Date: 08/26/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Mikhail Glinka, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Galina Gorchakova, Anna Netrebko, Vladimir Ognovenko, Larissa Diadkova ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev, Sir Andrew Davis, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

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Great Arias: Kuda, kuda - Famous Russian Arias & Scenes [Blu-ray]

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 109247 Release Date: 08/26/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Mikhail Glinka, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Galina Gorchakova, Anna Netrebko, Vladimir Ognovenko, Larissa Diadkova ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev, Sir Andrew Davis, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

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Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette / Gergiev, London Symphony

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 762 Release Date: 07/08/2016 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Performer: Kenneth Tarver, Olga Borodina, Evgeny Nikitin
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Guildhall School Chorus, London Symphony Chorus

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Shchedrin: The Left-Hander / Popov, Gergiev, Marinsky Orchestra [Blu-ray + DVD]

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 588 Release Date: 07/08/2016 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
Performer: Vladimir Moroz, Andrei Popov, Edouard Tsanga, Kristina Alieva ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Scriabin: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Gergiev, Halsey, London Symphony

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 770 Release Date: 05/13/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Performer: Ekaterina Sergeeva, Alexander Timchenko
Conductor: Valery Gergiev, Simon Halsey
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
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The Story of Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 109210 Release Date: 03/25/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Story of Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps [Blu-ray]

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 109211 Release Date: 03/25/2016 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
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Verdi: The Complete Works

Label: Decca Catalog: 002459302 Release Date: 03/25/2016 Number of Discs: 75
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performer: Violeta Urmana, Stuart Neill, Maria Guleghina, Samuel Ramey ...
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner, Lamberto Gardelli, James Levine, Richard Bonynge ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, London Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ...

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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Bolero; Pavane / Gergiev, London Symphony

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 696 Release Date: 02/12/2016 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

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Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos 4, 6 & 7; Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 577 Release Date: 01/08/2016 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Sergei Babayan, Alexei Volodin
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Scriabin: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 / Gergiev, London Symphony

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 771 Release Date: 11/13/2015 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos / Capucon, Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

Label: Erato Catalog: 552846 Release Date: 11/06/2015 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Gautier Capuçon
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Prokofiev: Cinderella / Gergiev, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra [dvd & Blu-ray]

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 555 Release Date: 09/18/2015 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Davies: Symphony No. 10; Panufnik: Symphony No. 10 / Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 767 Release Date: 09/11/2015 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Andrzej Panufnik, Peter Maxwell Davies
Performer: Markus Butter
Conductor: Antonio Pappano, Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

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