Philharmonie de Paris: at 95, conductor Herbert Blomstedt delivered a formidable hymn to life

2023-04-07T16:22:03.080Z

CRITICISM – At 95, the conductor thrilled the Philharmonie de Paris with his energy and lightness. It's been a long time since we've talked to you about Herbert Blomstedt, this Swedish chef who defies the laws of time and nature. He is now 95 years old and was invited on Thursday April 6 by the Orchester de Paris. To be honest, we were a little apprehensive about this reunion. Last September, he was hospitalized after a fall. But such an event can, in old age, mark a turning point. It was count

It's been a long time since we've talked to you about Herbert Blomstedt, this Swedish chef who defies the laws of time and nature.

He is now 95 years old and was invited on Thursday April 6 by the Orchester de Paris.

To be honest, we were a little apprehensive about this reunion.

Last September, he was hospitalized after a fall.

But such an event can, in old age, mark a turning point.

It was counting without the vital energy of this extraordinary man!

The only apparent changes: he now conducts seated and enters the stage leaning on the second solo violinist, Eiichi Chijiwa, who gives him his arm to the desk.

But once installed, it's off for two hours under the sign of joy and light.

A program as rare as it is judicious: Schubert's

Symphony No. 1

and

Ninth

Written in 1813 by a 16-year-old composer, the

Première

is very much of Haydn's classicism.

Composed in 1825 by a musician entering the last phase of a life that did not last…

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