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Valerij Abisalovič Gergijev
born 1953
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryValery Abisalovich Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre and of the Bolshoi Theatre and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg. He was formerly chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and of the Munich Philharmonic.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 2, 1953
Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russia · Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupations & fields
conductormusic director
Awards & honours
Hero of Labour of the Russian FederationOfficer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyGolden Medal for Merit to CultureMedal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Field and occupation
- ruský dirigent
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