Valery Gergiev is one of the outstanding conductors of the modern world. He is the head of the Mariinsky Theater. Two more ranks of the figure are the chief conductor of the London and Munich popular orchestras.
Biography
Valery was born in 1953 in Moscow, but grew up on the territory of North Ossetia. It was there that he graduated from college, having studied musical skill. But after this training, Valery went to an extra at the Conservatory of Leningrad, Ilya Musin. There he studied for 5 years - from 1972 to 1977.
Even during the student days, the conductor took an active part in one of the most prestigious competitions of conductors, where he was able to win the second prize.
After training at the conservatory was completed, Georgiev began to build a career in the Kirov Theater as an assistant conductor. In those days, it was Temirkanov. In 1981, Temirkanov headed the orchestra of Armenia, and he directed this orchestra for 4 years. Then, when in 1988 Temirkanov went to the Philharmonic, Valery began conducting instead of him. And, as numerous listeners, viewers note
A family
The father of the conductor is a veteran of the Second World War and the commander of the whole battalion. Mother of the conductor - Lagkueva Tamara Timofeevna. The conductor also has two sisters - Tamara and Larisa. The conductor and his chosen one got married and started a family back in 1999. The wife of the great genius also had some relation to the majestic and beautiful - she is one of the most promising graduates of the art school located in Vladivostok.
The couple has three children. This is the son of Abisal, who was born first and named after his grandfather. Abisal was born in 2000. The second son, born in 2001, was named by his parents Valery (in honor of his father), and Tamara's daughter became the third child in 2003. Valery also has an illegitimate daughter Natasha, born in 1985.
Awards and titles
Valery Georgiev, being one of the outstanding directors of the Mariinsky Theater, was officially awarded a large number of various titles and awards for everything that he did for art and its movement. For example, Valery is a laureate of many state prizes in Russia. He also has many different government awards in France, Italy, as well as the Netherlands, Japan and Germany.
And in 1996, a talented and charismatic conductor became a folk artist in Russia. The President of the Russian Federation awarded the conductor at least the honorary title of Hero of Labor and presented him with two orders for outstanding services to the Fatherland. It should be noted that this is far from all the medals and awards that the conductor received.
