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Gergiev on Tchaikovsky

In an interview with Carnegie Hall earlier this year, Maestro Gergiev shared his thoughts on Tchaikovsky's symphonies, how he believes they should be performed, and the rise of St. Petersburg—the city with which the Mariinsky Orchestra and Tchaikovsky are most closely associated.

Conducting Tchaikovsky's Symphonies

Music director and conductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev discusses Tchaikovsky's symphonies and his approach to conducting them.

Theatricality in Tchaikovsky's Symphonies

Music director and conductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev reveals the importance of understanding the theatricality in Tchaikovsky's symphonies.

The Emergence of St. Petersburg

Music director and conductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev discusses the emergence of St. Petersburg as the jewel in Tsarist Russia's crown.

Tchaikovsky's Influences

Music director and conductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev discusses which of Tchaikovsky's predecessors and contemporaries were an influence, and which composers he, in turn, influenced.

Courtesy of LGM, Mezzo, and the State Academic Mariinsky Theatre

Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg