Valery Gergiev
Born: 1953-05-02
Birthplace: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Biography
Valery Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.
Known For
Russian Ark
After You're Gone
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Ballerina
Putin: The Return of the Bear in the Dance
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Benvenuto Cellini
The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Ballet 'Swan Lake' 2007 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Ballet 'The Nutcracker' 2012 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg
Top Movie Credits
Russian Ark
Conductor
After You're Gone
Himself
Ballerina
Self
Putin: The Return of the Bear in the Dance
Self (archive footage)
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Music Director
Benvenuto Cellini
Music Director
The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra
Self (archive footage)