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Valiery Gergiev & The Mariinsky Orchestra

Date: Oct 29 - 2 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-680 yuan

Valery Gergiev is Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Principal Conductor of the Munich Philharmoniker, Co-Chairman of the Organisational Committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and Honorary President of the Edinburgh International Festival. In 1997 following Sir Georg Solti's death, Valery Gergiev took over the World Orchestra for Peace. He has established and directs major festivals including the Stars of the White Nights, the Gergiev Festival (The Netherlands) and the Moscow Easter Festival. The Mariinsky Orchestra is one of the oldest musical ensembles in Russia. It can trace its history back to the early 18th century and the development of the Court Instrumental Capella. In the 19th century, an extremely important role in the emergence of the Mariinsky Orchestra was played by Eduard Napravnik, who directed it for over half a century.