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Wednesday, May 28, 9-10 pm ET
An exclusive look at conductor Valery Gergiev, artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and principal conductor of the London Symphony.
Valery Gergiev is widely acclaimed as one of the leading conductors
of our time. Currently artistic and general director of the
Mariinsky Theater and principal conductor of the London Symphony,
he also holds posts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, in addition to being founder and
artistic director of Stars of the White Nights Festival and the
Moscow Easter Festival. "Maestro" offers viewers an exclusive look
at Gergiev on the go: the film moves back and forth between
rehearsal and performance sequences and the maestro's demanding
life as administrator of the enormous Mariinsky in St. Petersburg,
along with an almost impossible conducting schedule that takes him
to London, New York and other major capitals around the world.
"Maestro" also captures Gergiev's devoted collaboration with
musicians. He speaks candidly about his carefully planned yet
spontaneous rehearsal strategies, his activity in organizing
international support for his musicians and his music, and his
close associations with high-powered figures in Russia. It is an
intimate portrait of a true classical music dynamo, allowing
viewers to know and understand Gergiev the man, in order to more
intensely enjoy the brilliance of Gergiev the artist.