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Place of birth:
St. Petersburg, Russia
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Mariinsky Orchestra

Overview

The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or just the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) is located in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The orchestra was founded in 1783 during the reign of Catherine the Great, it was known before the revolution as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra. The orchestra is one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia.

In 1935 Joseph Stalin changed its name (and that of the Ballet) to the Kirov, after Sergei Kirov, the first secretary of the Communist Party in Leningrad, whose 1934 murder by his regime Stalin was attempting to whitewash.[1] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the name was changed back to the Mariinsky in 1992.

The current artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre is the conductor Valery Gergiev and the principal guest conductor is Nikolaj Znaider. Under Gergiev, the Mariinsky Orchestra has become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia.

Known for

Acting
2016 Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila Actor N/A
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2014 The Golden Cockerel Actor 59
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2012 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (Valery Gergiev) Actor 59
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2011 Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 - Gergiev Actor N/A
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2010 Attila Actor N/A
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2009 Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring Actor N/A
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2007 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Actor 59
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2002 Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades Actor N/A
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1996 Ruslan and Lyudmila Actor 59
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1994 The Nutcracker Actor N/A
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1994 Sadko Actor N/A
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1990 Boris Godunov Actor Self - Orchestra 58
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Dimitri Shostakovitch - Concerto for violin and Orchestra No.2, Symphony No.7 'Leningrad' Actor N/A
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Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 - Daniil Trifonov, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra Actor N/A
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