Valery Gergiev worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Valery Gergiev as Russian conductor and opera company director.
Valery Gergiev was born at Moscow in 1953. His recorded nationality is Russia. He trained at Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.
He worked as conductor and music director.
The instruments recorded are piano.
His work is classed as classical music, opera and symphonic music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" and Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots.
That the work came out of Russia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Achievements
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
- Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
- Order of Friendship
- Instruments: piano
- Genres: classical music, opera and symphonic music
