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Gergiev mystique à Paris

By Constance Clara Guibert, 07 April 2014
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Reviewed at Salle Pleyel, Paris on 5 April 2014
Programme
Messiaen, Les Offrandes oubliées
Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21
Scriabin, Symphony no. 3 in C minor, “The Divine Poem”, Op.43
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Daniil Trifonov, Piano
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Constance Clara Guibert
Constance Clara Guibert
Living in Paris, Constance Clara has studied piano since she was three. A graduate of Toulouse Business School and a student at La Sorbonne in Music Management, she still plays piano, attends orchestral conducting masterclasses, and loves writing. She tweets here and blogs here.