For Prom 42 Russian conductor Valery Gergiev brought his Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater from St. Petersburg to play an unusual(first time at the Proms)complete concert performance of the glorious music Tchaikovsky composed for the ballet Swan Lake. Swan Lake has always been a staple in the repertoire of the Kirov Ballet dancers at the Mariinsky, and the music's gorgeous melodies also come off very well in a concert setting, especially in an exciting performance such as the one Gergiev led.
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