Valery Gergiev and the Kirov: A Story of Survival (Amadeus) Review

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(More customer reviews)A smart, well-written, middlingly edited book on Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre. A welcomed and useful historical perspective of the Mariinsky, and the theatre tradition of Petersburg in general, comes on strong the first third of the book. The book is surprisingly substantive given the quasi-coffeetable book guise. Interesting to read what's there on Gergiev, one of a handful of great living musicians, but nothing compares to experiencing his art live. I've been fortunate to hear him conduct around the world, each musical occasion nothing less than transfixing. He is as great an opera conductor as we have, fearlessly and justly serving as prophet to the West concerning Prokofiev's operas - experience Gergiev's War and Peace in the opera house and you'll know the ground he stands. Brilliant guy, always visionary, and always musically worth pursuing. Likewise this book, a valuable contribution blissfully abstemious with fluff photos. Another reviewer's note re the layout of the book is an estimable criticism, but some people will never see the forest. Overall, this is a book well worth your time and money.

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