Valery Kuzmich Polyansky (Russian:
Валерий Кузьмич Полянский; born April 19, 1949 in
Moscow) is a
Russian orchestral and
choral conductor. He is a professor of the
Moscow Conservatory,
People's Artist of Russia (1996),
[1] artistic director, chief conductor and founder of the
State Symphony Capella of Russia, laureate of the
State Prize of the Russian Federation(1995), Knight of the
Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th degree (2007).