World Premiere
Gergiev: A Certain Madness
by Alberto Venzago
Secondary title
Gergiev: A Certain Madness
Country / Year
Switzerland / 2013
Duration
100 Min.
Languages
Russian
English
Subtitles
German
Genre
Direction
Alberto Venzago
Cast
Valery Gergiev
The exceptional Russian conductor Valery Gergiev usually conducts the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater Orchestra at the world’s greatest concert halls. Each year, these passionate musicians travel across their own country on the Trans-Siberian Express, giving high-class performances along the way. “We need to bring culture to the people – not the other way round!” says Gergiev. Swiss photographer and filmmaker Alberto Venzago accompanied the musicians on their gruelling tour from St Petersburg to Omsk.