Valery Gergiev
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Valery Gergiev is a prominent Russian conductor renowned for his long tenure leading the Mariinsky Theatre and for his influential presence on the international classical music scene.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valery Gergiev canonical | 22 |
| Valery Abisalovich Gergiev | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T345015 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valery Gergiev Context triple: [Mariinsky Theatre, artisticDirector, Valery Gergiev]
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A.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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B.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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C.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa is a renowned Japanese conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his influential presence in the international classical music scene.
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E.
Bernard Haitink
Bernard Haitink was a renowned Dutch conductor celebrated for his long tenures with leading orchestras and opera houses, particularly the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valery Gergiev Target entity description: Valery Gergiev is a prominent Russian conductor renowned for his long tenure leading the Mariinsky Theatre and for his influential presence on the international classical music scene.
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A.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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B.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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C.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa is a renowned Japanese conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his influential presence in the international classical music scene.
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E.
Bernard Haitink
Bernard Haitink was a renowned Dutch conductor celebrated for his long tenures with leading orchestras and opera houses, particularly the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian person
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ opera conductor ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation
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Order of Merit for the Fatherland ⓘ People's Artist of the RSFSR ⓘ State Prize of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-05-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Petrograd Conservatory
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surface form:
Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory
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| employer | Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ossetian ⓘ |
| familyName | Gergiev ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| fullName |
Valery Gergiev
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev
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| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Valery ⓘ |
| hasConducted |
Berlin Philharmonic
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London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Mariinsky Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ⓘ Munich Philharmonic ⓘ Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense conducting style
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long tenure at the Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ promotion of Russian composers ⓘ |
| name | Valery Gergiev self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
interpretations of works by Prokofiev
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interpretations of works by Shostakovich ⓘ leadership of the Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ performances of Russian opera repertoire ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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conductor ⓘ music director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Moscow
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Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre
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principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ principal conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra ⓘ principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic ⓘ principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ principal guest conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Ilya Musin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev
Saint Petersburg Conservatory (through artists and productions)
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hasNotableAlumnus
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Valery Gergiev
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subject surface form:
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory (through artists and productions)
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hasNotableProfessor
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Valery Gergiev
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subject surface form:
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
subject surface form:
Boris Godunov
subject surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre