Grandiose rituel de gagaku à la Philharmonie

By Raphaëlle Blin, 05 September 2018

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“Le spectacle, car il s’agit autant d’un plaisir sonore que visuel, est de toute beauté”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 3 September 2018

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Raphaëlle Blin

Elève en musicologie au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Raphaëlle s’est d’abord formée à l’Ecole Normale Supérieure en histoire et à l’Ecole du Louvre en histoire de l’art. Mélomane depuis son plus jeune âge, elle poursuit actuellement ses études en violoncelle et en piano au conservatoire.