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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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Summer Night Concert Schoenbrunn 2011 / Gergiev, Vienna Philharmonic

Release Date: 08/16/2011 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalog: 001582102 Number of Discs: 1

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Shostakovich: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 / Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

Release Date: 07/08/2014 Label: Mariinsky
Catalog: 545 Number of Discs: 2

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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3, Symphony No 5 / Matsuev, Gergiev

Release Date: 03/11/2014 Label: Mariinsky
Catalog: 549 Number of Discs: 1

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Shostakovich: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 / Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 545 Release Date: 07/08/2014 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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A Tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki / Mutter, Muller-Schott, Dutoit

Label: Accentus Catalog: 20276 Release Date: 06/24/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki
Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter, Roman Patkoló, Daniel Müller-Schott, Arto Noras ...
Conductor: Krzysztof Urbanski, Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Boys' Choir ...

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Brahms: German Requiem / Gergiev, Maltman, Matthews, London Symphony Orchestra

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 748 Release Date: 05/13/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Sally Matthews, Christopher Maltman
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

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Classic Fm Hall Of Fame 2014

Label: Decca Catalog: 1227072 Release Date: 04/29/2014 Number of Discs: 4
Composer: Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ludovico Einaudi, Jean Sibelius ...
Performer: Nicola Benedetti, Craig Ogden, Ji Liu, Henk Rubingh ...
Conductor: Zubin Mehta, Andrew Litton, Neeme Järvi, Riccardo Chailly ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: I Musici

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Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel / Gergiev, Gorchakova, Leiferkus, Mariinsky Theater

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 100391 Release Date: 03/25/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Sergei Alexashkin, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Valery Lebed, Vladimir Galusin ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra, Kirov Theater Chorus

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Lang Lang: The Romance Of Rachmaninov

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 002003702 Release Date: 03/18/2014 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer: Lang Lang, Vadim Repin, Mischa Maisky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev, Yuri Temirkanov
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3, Symphony No 5 / Matsuev, Gergiev

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 549 Release Date: 03/11/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Denis Matsuev
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Netrebko, Beczala, Gergiev, Metropolitan Opera [blu-ray]

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 1994259 Release Date: 03/11/2014
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Netrebko, Beczala, Gergiev, Met

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 1994309 Release Date: 03/04/2014 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Matsuev

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 548 Release Date: 02/11/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Denis Matsuev
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 / Gergiev, Wiener Philharmoniker [blu-ray Audio]

Label: Decca Catalog: 001993746 Release Date: 02/11/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 / Gergiev, Mariinsky

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 525 Release Date: 11/12/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Gergiev, Amonov, Khudoley, Savova, Umerov

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 543 Release Date: 11/12/2013 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Edem Umerov, Mlada Khudoley, August Amonov, Olga Savova ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Chorus

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Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Gergiev, Amonov, Khudoley, Savova, Umerov [blu-ray]

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 544 Release Date: 11/12/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Olga Savova, August Amonov, Mlada Khudoley, Edem Umerov ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Chorus

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Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Gergiev

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 733 Release Date: 10/08/2013 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
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Szymanowski: Symphonies 3 & 4, Stabat Mater / Gergiev, Spence, Matsuev, Matthews

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 739 Release Date: 09/10/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Performer: Toby Spence, Denis Matsuev, Sally Matthews, Ekaterina Gubanova ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
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Wagner: Das Rheingold / Gergiev, Pape, Putilin, Popov, Gubanova

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 526 Release Date: 09/10/2013 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Richard Wagner
Performer: Zlata Bulycheva, Viktoria Yastrebova, Alexey Markov, Nikolai Putilin ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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Massenet: Herodiade / Gergiev, Domingo, Fleming, Zajick

Label: Newton Classics Catalog: 8802202 Release Date: 08/27/2013 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Jules Massenet
Performer: Renée Fleming, Dolora Zajic, Juan Pons, Kenneth Cox ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Chorus
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Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, Firebird / Mariinsky

Label: Bel Air Classiques Catalog: 241 Release Date: 07/30/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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Salzburg Festival 2012 Opening Concert / Gergiev

Label: Euroarts Catalog: 2072618 Release Date: 06/25/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Sergey Semishkur
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

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Salzburg Festival 2012 Opening Concert / Semishkur, Gergiev, Vienna Philharmonic [blu-ray]

Label: Euroarts Catalog: 2072614 Release Date: 06/25/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Sergey Semishkur
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

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The Verdi Edition - 12 Great Operas

Label: Opus Arte Catalog: 1105 Release Date: 06/25/2013 Number of Discs: 17
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performer: Gwynne Howell, Peter Hoare, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Tarver ...
Conductor: Bernard Haitink, Carlo Rizzi, Edward Downes, Antonio Ros-Marbá ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra ...

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Prokofiev: The Gambler / Gergiev, Galuzin, Aleksashkin, Mariinsky Theater

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 536 Release Date: 06/11/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Sergei Aleksashkin, Nikolai Gassiev, Larissa Dyadkova, Nadezda Serdyuk ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
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Prokofiev: The Gambler / Gergiev, Galuzin, Aleksashkin, Mariinsky Orchestra [blu-ray]

Label: Mariinsky Catalog: 540 Release Date: 06/11/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Vladimir Galouzine, Andrei Popov, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Alexandr Gergalov ...
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra

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Szymanowski: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Gergiev, LSO

Label: Lso Live Catalog: 731 Release Date: 06/11/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
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