Valery Popov is the conductor of the symphony orchestra "AD PARNASSUM". He's a winner of the All-Russian competition "Young Talents of Russia". Successfully (with honors) graduated from the Music College named after A.V. Sveshnikov as a part of of the Academy of Choral Art named after V.S. Popov. Successfully (with honors) graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in specialty "Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra".