https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev ( Russian: Валерий Абисалович Гергиев, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ɐbʲɪˈsaləvʲɪdʑ ˈɡʲerɡʲɪjɪf]; Ossetian: Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, romanized: Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is currently

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Valery Gergiev is the founder and director of prestigious international festivals including the Stars of the White Nights (since 1993), the Moscow Easter Festival (since 2002), the Gergiev Festival in Rotterdam, the Mikkeli Festival and the 360 Degrees festival in Munich.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/valery-gergiev-and-the-nightmare-of-music-under-putin
Valery Gergiev and the Nightmare of Music Under Putin. The conductor's close ties to the Russian regime were brushed aside for too long, but imposing a moral test on musicians is a hazardous

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Valery-Gergiev
Valery Gergiev (born May 2, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian conductor, known for his charismatic stage presence and passionate performances, who became artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre (previously called Kirov Theatre) in St. Petersburg in 1996.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/arts/music/valery-gergiev-fired-munich-ukraine.html
March 1, 2022. Valery Gergiev, the star Russian maestro and prominent supporter of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, was removed Tuesday from his post as chief conductor of the Munich

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/arts/music/valery-gergiev-bolshoi.html
Valery Gergiev, the star Russian maestro and prominent supporter of President Vladimir V. Putin, was tapped on Friday to lead the storied Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the Russian government announced.

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2014/02/03/271168650/valery-gergiev-the-powerful-and-polarizing-maestro
President Vladimir Putin named Gergiev one of the International Ambassadors of the Sochi Olympics. He is a powerful force in the world of classical music, but he is also polarizing. Gergiev is a

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Gergiev is one of the most valued — and hyperactive — conductors of our times, taking the Mariinsky on tour to more than 45 countries.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60569913
The Munich Philharmonic has parted ways with its chief conductor Valery Gergiev over his ties to Vladimir Putin. A close friend and supporter of Putin, the musician has faced increasing pressure

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Valery Gergiev This Season

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/28/denounce-putin-or-lose-your-job-russian-conductor-valery-gergiev-given-public-ultimatum
The move by Gergiev's management comes just before a Monday deadline imposed by the mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter, on Gergiev to publicly denounce the invasion.

https://operawire.com/valery-gergiev-to-become-general-director-of-bolshoi-theatre/
Valery Gergiev is set to become the General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre. According to Opera Magazine, the Russian conductor will replace Vladimir Urin and will remain head of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Gergiev will be the first leader of both major Russian theaters for the first time since Tsarist times.

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-03-29-23/h_3b2fc5e349ab0d8c90f7eafc95994b03
Gergiev, who has close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was dismissed as the chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic last March, shortly after Russia's invasion began. In a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxj8vSS2ELU
Great presentation of russian Maestro Valery Gergiev with the London Symphony Orchestra, playing Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet at BBC Proms 2007. (C) BBC and A

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/asia/valery-gergiev-russian-conductor-china-intl-hnk/index.html
Valery Gergiev, the star Russian conductor fired in Germany last year for his refusal to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, was given a warm welcome in China this week as he started a three-day

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/arts/music/ukraine-putin-valery-gergiev-anna-netrebko.html
The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the diva Anna Netrebko have lost engagements because of their ties to Putin, as geopolitics and music collide once again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_hOR50u7ek
Listen to the work in full here: https://apple.co/3bQfKyY Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra performing the complete version ...more

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The Depths of Gergiev's Loyalty to Putin. The favored conductor of Vladimir Putin, appeared at the Kremlin recently to receive yet another honor. Prostrating himself before the aggressor of

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She has performed under distinguished conductors such as Manfred Honeck, Valery Gergiev, Lahav Shani, Matthias Pintscher, Theodore Kuchar, and Fabio Luisi; and with internationally recognized soloists such as Kristof Barati, Joshua Bell, Renaud Capucon, Jinjoo Cho, Joelle Harvey, and Golda Schultz.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/arts/music/gergiev-putin-vienna-philharmonic-carnegie-hall.html
Feb. 24, 2022. Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Philharmonic announced on Thursday that the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, a friend and prominent supporter of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia

https://youngpianistseries.com/2020-pianists/tianxu-an/
Pianist Tianxu An, from Beijing, China, is a sought-after young pianist in China, Russia and the United States. Highlights of his 2019-20 season include performances with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev in St.Petersburg, and with the China Philharmonic Orchestra under Xia Xiaotang as part of the International Mariinsky Far East Festival, solo recitals at the Mariinsky Theatre

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Han Xiang Xu, also named David, is an active Chinese Canadian concert pianist, educator, and jury member in multiple competitions. David enjoys finding new possibilities and collaborating with other art forms from such as ballet, painting, and Taichi. As a martial art practitioner, this heavily influenced him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/arts/music/valery-gergiev-putin-munich-rotterdam.html
A day after he was dropped from concerts at Carnegie Hall, the star Russian maestro Valery Gergiev on Friday faced rising anger over his record of support for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyuki_Tsujii
Nobuyuki Tsujii (辻井 伸行, Tsujii Nobuyuki) (also known as Nobu Tsujii) is a Japanese pianist and composer. He was born blind due to microphthalmia. Tsujii performs extensively, with a large number of conductors and orchestras, and has received critical acclaim for his unique techniques for learning music and performing with an orchestra