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Valery Absalovich Gergiev (born May 2, 1953, in Moscow) is a Soviet, Russian conductor, and artistic director. He has been the general director of both the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres since 1998.Valery Absalovich Gergiev (born May 2, 1953, in Moscow) is a Soviet, Russian conductor, and artistic director. He has been the general director of both the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres since 1998.

Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (b. May 2, 1953, Moscow) is a Russian conductor of Ossetian origin.

 Education: Leningrad Conservatory (conducting, class and music.
 Debut: 1977, Kirov Theatre (now Mariinsky).

 Mariinsky Theatre (1988 - present\ time): the worst. head and CEO of the company.
 London Symphony Orchestra (2007-2015): Chief conductor.
 Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (2015-2022): Chief conductor. Repertoire:

 Opera: Wagner ("The Ring of the Nibelung"), Prokofiev ("War and Peace"), Tchaikovsky ("The Symphonies: Shostakovich, Mahler, Rachmaninoff.
 Russian classics: Mussorgsky, Rimsky- Korsakov.

 Energetic, expressive, using hands without a wand.
 Fast tempo, dense orchestral sound.
 Master of large-scale productions.

 Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation (2013).
 Order of Merit for the Fatherland (I, II, III, IV degrees).
 Grammy (2004, "Parsifal" by Wagner).
 Herbert von Karajan Award (2006).
 Projects:
 Revived the Mariinsky Theatre, built a second stage (Mariinsky \ -2, 2013).
Festival "Stars of White Nights" (since 1993).
 Moscow Easter Festival (since 2002).
 Recordings: more than 50 albums (Decca, Philips).

Gergiev is one of the world's leading conductors and has strengthened the position of Russian music globally.