Valéry Gergiev
Valery Gergiev (b. 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director of huge international repute. He is general director of the Mariinsky Theatre and also associated with the Metropolitan Opera, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Gergiev is particularly renowned for his passionate, almost abrasive, conducting style, and tendency to grunt at the podium. He is a driven conductor who produces his best in pieces of great drama.
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Daniil Trifonov's Silver Age
6th Nov 2020
The Russian pianist is by turns balletic, poetic and dramatic in solo works by Stravinsky and Prokofiev, whilst the Mariinsky Orchestra match his precision and imagination in concertos by the the latter composer and Scriabin.
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Münchner Philharmoniker launch their own label with music by Bruckner and Mahler
30th Sep 2016
James introduces the Münchner Philharmoniker's new label with a double-bill of stirring Romantic masterworks conducted by Valery Gergiev.
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphonies 1-9
Elena Mosuc (soprano - Symphony No. 2) & Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo - Symphony No. 2), Anna Larsson (contralto - Symphony No. 3), Laura Claycomb (soprano - Symphony No. 4), Viktoria Yastrebova, Ailish Tynan, Ludmila Dudinova (sopranos - Symphony No. 8), Lilli Paasikivi, Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-sopranos - Symphony No. 8), Alexey Markov (baritone - Symphony No. 8), Sergey Semishkur (tenor - Symphony No. 8) & Evgeny Nikitin (bass - Symphony No. 8) London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Tiffin Boys Choir & London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th January 2010
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Building a Library, February 2010, Modern Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Disc of the Year & Orchestral Award Winner
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Special offer. Scriabin: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Ekaterina Sergeeva (mezzo-soprano) & Alexander Timchenko (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Special offer. Strauss, R: Elektra
Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (Elektra), Angela Denoke (Chrysothemis), Dame Felicity Palmer (Clytemnestra), Matthias Goerne (Orestes), Ian Storey (Aegisthus) London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th July 2012
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