19 August 2008

Summertime in Menton - the Pianist


Jean Bernard Pommier is not only the director of the 59th Festival of Music in Menton but on this particular evening, was conductor of the Menton Saint Petersburg Orchestra and, for the final piece, the soloist as well. And how he enjoyed himself - his energy and talent kept everyone entranced. Watch those hands go! This is one pianist who so enjoyed playing Saint-Saëns' 2nd concerto.

He was incredible to watch as he played and conducted at the same time. The critic of Nice-Matin wrote that it was better than a fireworks display and in his opinion, the best of the three pieces.

12 comments:

  1. GREAT shot, Jilly! I used to play piano. . ..love it even though I gave my piano away a few years ago. I told Michael I need to get a keyboard once we move.

    I bet you had a great time!

    BTW. . . .I feature a dog on my blog again today. I'm such a sucker for canines!!

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  2. Look at those hands go, amazing!

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  3. beau mouvement du pianiste, on a l'impression d'y être. tu as pris une vidéo ?

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  4. Wonderful capture of the moment! Zoom-zoom!

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  5. Great pic. You've captured the energy of the moment. Cool.

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  6. Jilly you are getting really good at this low light photography thing. I can almost hear him playing!

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  7. Love the motion, Jilly, but the warm deep colours reflecting off the cello or is it a double bass is also very eyecatching.
    Thanks for the visit to Valbonne Daily Photo, anytime you want to come over physically I'll be glad to show you round.

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  8. You have captured his enthusiasm so very well. I agree with the comment about the light off the 'cello but hey - I even light the hair of the chap on the left.

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  9. That's great! I wish I were there.

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  10. Great as usual. You captured the right moment when his hand were going. Wonderful Jilly

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  11. Good crop. Well done. Nicely presented.

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  12. Good crop. Well done. Nicely presented.

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