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Musicians play for peace to mark WWII anniversary

The Polish city of Krakow played host to a unique collection of some of the world's leading classical musicians on Tuesday for a special performance to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Coming up on Revealed: Valery Gergiev

"No one can explain the power of music; there is no writer, no philosopher, no musician, and certainly no politician who can describe where the music stops, it is not possible" (Valery Gergiev, CNN 2008)

Valery Gergiev: Russian maestro

For the most part, the audience won't see his snarling eyes but the menacing growl from the orchestra confirms they are there.

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