Gotta start adding one more day of jetlag recovery to the front of my trips. Tonight I had a ticket for an 8:30 recital by the legendary Russian/Austrian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, playing works by Schubert at the Philharmonie de Paris. It’s a long haul to the Philharmonie (of course I’d take a taxi, but it is handily accessible by the métro as well), but it’s still a bit of a walk from the taxi drop-off/pick-up location into the hall, and my legs were just too swollen and weak for it to be prudent, so I blew it off. If you’re interested, you can see her recital program here:
https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/recital-piano/22910-elisabeth-leonskaja She seems to be a regular featured artist, so maybe next time!
The Philharmonie does have a livestreaming app, but they don’t post all of their concerts there (hey, they do have to fill the hall to make money!), and they did not post this recital. Bummer! The livestreams have excellent production values, and you get to see the inside and outside of this amazing hall, so check it out! And for you real orchestra geeks out there, take a look at the (free) stream of the Orchestre de Paris’ March 23 concert featuring their amazing new conductor, the 26-year-old Finn, Klaus Mäkelä! He is most pleasant to watch indeed! You can also find it in the web here:
https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/live/1138171-orchestre-de-paris-klaus-makela-khatia-buniatishvili-tchaikovski-debussy-ravel-fallaIf you want to know more about the hall, just search for “Philharmonie” on this blog - I've written about it several times. And/or read my first post about it here: https://mariellen-musing.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-new-philharmonie-de-paris-imagined.html
Anyhoo, lesson learned. This is a short trip and I just tried to cram in too many things! Next time, I’ll give myself a couple days to recover before venturing to the outer ring arrondissements!
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