Orchestre de Paris with Alexander Toradze

By Constance Clara Guibert, 14 December 2013

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Reviewed at Salle Pleyel, Paris on 12 December 2013

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, Op.26

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 7 in C major, "Leningrad" Op.60

Orchestre de Paris

Alexander Toradze, Piano

Philippe Aïche, Conductor

Andris Poga, Conductor

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****1

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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.

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