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Valery Gergiev appointed general director of the Bolshoi Theatre

ByGramilano Reading Time: 2 minutes
Valery Gergiev, photo by Alexander Shapunov
Valery Gergiev, photo by Alexander Shapunov

Today, the sent out the following press release:

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing as general director of the Bolshoi Theatre. Vladimir Urin was released from this position at his own request.

Valery Gergiev is a world-famous conductor. Since 1996 – permanent artistic director and director of the State Academic Theater.

He is the founder of prestigious international festivals; since 2011, he has headed the organising committee of the International Competition named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. On his initiative, the All-Russian Choral Society was revived, on the basis of which the Children’s Choir of Russia was created, which performed at the largest venues in the country.

The musical and social activities of Valery Gergiev were awarded three State Prizes of the Russian Federation, the titles of People’s Artist of Russia, Honored Artist and Hero of Labor, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II, III and IV degrees, and the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

On December 1, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova introduced Valery Gergiev to the theatre staff in his new capacity.

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Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

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