Artist
Valery Gergiev
Personb. 1953 · Moscow, Russia, Russia
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Bio
Valery Gergiev is a Russian conductor born in Moscow in 1953. He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory and rose to prominence as principal conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, where he has served as artistic director since 1988. Gergiev is known for his intense, dynamic interpretations of Russian repertoire, particularly the works of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich, as well as his advocacy for contemporary composers. He has also held major international posts including principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Munich Philharmonic. Gergiev has recorded extensively for Decca and Mariinsky's own label, and he founded the Stars of the White Nights festival.
Popular tracks
- 12:08
Requiem: IIa. Dies irae
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- 211:46
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, L. 86
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- 322:01
Symphony No. 6 in A Minor: I. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo
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- 43:41
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
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- 511:27
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: Moderato - Allegro
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- 611:45
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
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- 710:35
Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
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- 84:37
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
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- 911:19
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: Allegro scherzando
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- 105:43
Florentiner Marsch, Op. 214
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- 113:29
Guillaume Tell: Overture: Allegro vivace (Finale)
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- 127:20
Piano Concerto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro
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Albums
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Album · 2001
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, La mer & Jeux
Album · 2011
Sommernachtskonzert 2018 / Summer Night Concert 2018
Album · 2018
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Album · 2008
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 & 6 Études-Tableaux
Album · 1988
Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Album · 2014
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Album · 2011
Scriabin: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Album · 2016
Sommernachtskonzert 2020 / Summer Night Concert 2020
Album · 2020
Borodin: Prince Igor
Album · 1995
Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Album · 1998
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Album · 2012