Description: Concert introduction. This gentleman got so carrried away with his Wagner (see his Wagner book with notes!) that he almost forgot Bruckner !

Description: Valery Gergiev has been starring the Mikkeli Music Festival since the beginning and it is actually called "the Gergiev Festival".

Description: Maestro Gergiev with his famous "toothpick".

Description: Wagner's "Lohengrin" Prelude, Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Bruckner's heavenly Symphony No 7 on the programme.