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Valeriy OvsyanikovConductor
Date of Birth: 01.01.1960
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career as Musical Director
- International Collaborations
- Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (London)
Early Life and Education
Valery Gergiev is a Russian conductor who graduated from the Leningrad State Conservatory as a choral conductor in 1985 and an opera and symphony conductor in 1991.
Career as Musical Director
In 1990, Gergiev became the musical director of the Academy of Russian Ballet named after A.Ya. Vaganova. He has conducted performances of ballet repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre.
International Collaborations
Gergiev has collaborated with orchestras worldwide, including:Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (China)
San Jose Symphony Orchestra (USA)
Kennedy Center Symphony Orchestra (USA)
Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
Teatro Regio (Turin)
Teatro Real (Madrid)
the Ankara Opera House (Turkey)
Frankfurter Museumsorchester (Germany)
Lithuanian National Opera and Symphony Orchestra
Guest Conductor Engagements
As a guest conductor, Gergiev has performed at prestigious opera houses such as:
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (London)
Finnish National Opera (Helsinki)Royal Swedish Opera (Stockholm)
Bavarian State Opera (Munich)
Ongoing Collaborations
Since 2005, Gergiev has served as guest conductor for the Lithuanian National Opera.
