The entire Mariinsky company of 160 musicians and singers were stranded for 2 days at Heathrow airport in the worst blizzard conditions the UK has experienced for 18 years.
Gergiev and company were enroute back to Russia after their Barbican residency which included the cinema screening of Mariinsky Theatre.
Everyone loves the Mariinsky wardrobe mistress in the tutu store, there are literally thousands of costumes in there…
Clip viewable on this website here.