Performer: Mikhail Vekua

Gergiev and the Mariinsky excel in Act III of Tristan und Isolde with the help of star singing from Vekua, Westbroek and Nikitin; George Li shows promise in Liszt.

Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Opera in a vocally strong Das Rheingold, a promising beginning to Edinburgh International Festival’s Ring in concert over the coming years.

Valery Gergiev conducts a mesmerising account of Wagner's Siegfried in Birmingham

Valery Gergiev and the LSO present a concert of two halves: an awkward Brahms Piano Concerto, but a thrilling Janáček Glagolitic Mass.

Mit Die Nacht vor Weihnachten entführen Vladimir Jurowski und das Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin in eine humorvolle Märchenwelt.

Sous la direction frémissante de Valery Gergiev, les troupes du Théâtre Mariinsky se sont surpassées dans l'œuvre de Wagner. Yulia Matochkina a marqué les esprits en Kundry.