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Valery Gergiev: “I'm a relatively busy man”
Ahead of his appearance with the Munich Philharmonic at this year’s Prom 4, Valery Gergiev gave Bachtrack a wide-ranging interview, discussing the Mariinsky, Russian music, education and much more.
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AmsterdamGergiev and Concertgebouw Orchestra: Rachmaninoff and Scriabin
Rachmaninov, Scriabin
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Valery Gergiev; Behzod Abduraimov
LondonMariinsky Orchestra
Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra; Valery Gergiev; Kristóf Baráti
CardiffMariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
Valery Gergiev; Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
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Gergiev and the Mariinsky keep the Red Flag flying
“Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.” In the Soviet Union, composers quickly learnt when to toe the Party line.
Shostakovich 4 at the Edinburgh Festival
Side by side, the combined forces of the RSNO and the Mariinsky under Gergiev recall the Western première of Shostakovich Fourth symphony at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival.
Intoxicating, mystic, sacred, profane
Rodion Shchedrin's opera mixes singing, choreography and storytelling to lend a potent sacred and mystic overlay to Nikolai Leskov's folk tale.
Netrebko takes on Adriana Lecouvreur at the Mariinsky
Isabelle Patriot-Pieri's new production is a quirky mix of traditional and the opposite; Netrebko shows her star quality; Eyvasov impresses.