"Russian maestro Valery Gergiev may appear to conduct with his whole body; from his sweeping arms to his quivering fingers to the way he stands on the tips of his toes and puffs out his cheeks. But the true message comes from the look on his face, most of all, through his eyes.
"You can do the same thing with your right hand, totally the same, but give a different look, the sound will change," Gergiev tells CNN.
Valery Gergiev is considered one of the greatest conductors of his time. He's certainly one of the busiest. Not only is he the principal conductor and artistic director of Russia's famous Mariinsky Theater, he's the general director responsible for the institution's opera, ballet, orchestra and latterly Academy of Young Singers.
He's also the artistic director of a number of international music festivals: the Stars of the White Nights Festival, the Red Sea Festival and the New Horizons Festival...."
"You can do the same thing with your right hand, totally the same, but give a different look, the sound will change," Gergiev tells CNN.
Valery Gergiev is considered one of the greatest conductors of his time. He's certainly one of the busiest. Not only is he the principal conductor and artistic director of Russia's famous Mariinsky Theater, he's the general director responsible for the institution's opera, ballet, orchestra and latterly Academy of Young Singers.
He's also the artistic director of a number of international music festivals: the Stars of the White Nights Festival, the Red Sea Festival and the New Horizons Festival...."
