Why does a conductor need to gesture and hand wave, to "conduct" John Cage's 4′33″?

Kirill Petrenko starts his handwaving. Why? His handwaving and gestures feel guileful, UNfrank and UNcandid. Why didn't he simply stand there during 4'33", before concluding?

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Why does a conductor need to gesture and hand wave, to "conduct" John Cage's 4′33″? [duplicate]

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