Valery Gergiev on Tchaikovskys Symphonies

Complete with dramatic performance footage, Valery Gergiev, music director and conductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra, discusses Tchaikovsky s symphonies and his approach to conducting them. Maestro Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra in performances of six of the great Russian composer s symphonies at Carnegie Hall this October. More information is available at Performance footage used courtesy of LGM, Mezzo, and the State Academic Mariinsky Theatre. Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra s recordings of Tchaikovsky s symphonies nos. 4, 5, and 6 are available on iTunes at The Bluray version of the performances is available at The DVD version of the performances is available at