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Andris Nelsons and Boston Symphony Orchestra concludes their three concert series at Carnegie Hall with works by two Russian composers. 

An 'immense glow and sumptuousness' were the words that Richard Strauss, aged just twenty-four, chose to describe the sound at the première of his tone poem, Don Juan, in 1889. 122 years later another young conductor found similar qualities with his orchestra.

Valery Gergiev 's right hand flutters and shimmers. From a distance, the gesture seems unreadable. But, as one member of the LSO told me, "We don't understand how he communicates. But we always know what he wants us to do."There was a time when Gergiev's appearances in London were rare. Each concert was a revelation and a sensation.