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Valery Gergiev

Russian conductor and opera company directorborn 1953

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Teachers and mentors2

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ilya Musin
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Vladimir Tsytovich

Taught2

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Anna Netrebko
born 1971
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
David Azagra
born 1974

Education and career5

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1981 to 1985
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
worked
1995 to 2008
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
worked
2015 to 2022
Munich Philharmonic
worked
undated
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
studied
undated
Mariinsky Theatre
worked

At a glance

known as: conductor, music director
awards: Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, 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 "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots, Order of Friendship, Officer of the Legion of Honour, 2007, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Medal "For the Liberation of Palmyra", Uatsamonga Order, Order of Friendship, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Commander of the Order of Leopold II, Order "Danaker", Dank Medal, Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy", People's Artist of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of Ukraine, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, honorary citizen of Saint Petersburg, State Prize of the Russian Federation, 1993, State Prize of the Russian Federation, 1994, State Prize of the Russian Federation, 1998, State Prize of the Russian Federation, 2001, State Prize of the Russian Federation, 2015, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, 2013, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles, Golden Mask, Wolfert van Borselenpenning, 1999, Herbert von Karajan Music Prize, 2006, Bene Merito, Dresdner Musikfestspiel-Preis, 2010, Medal "For Valiant Labor", Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, 2006
Wikipedia: in 49 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaValery Gergiev
stated by WikidataWikidataQ165693
stated by WikidataVIAF39565406
stated by WikidataGND123316987
stated by WikidataIdRef086912011
stated by WikidataISNI0000000114710052

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q165693,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Valery Gergiev: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q165693},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Valery Gergiev: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q165693