Watch: Yannick’s partner and Celine Dion sing him a love song
mainThere’s a popular weekly show on CBC French TV called “En direct de l’univers” in which a celebrity is presented with a bouquet of songs representing his or her life.
This weekend’s guest was Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
In the course of the show, his partner Pierre Tourville sang the Jacques Brel ballad Quand On A Que L’Amour (If You Only Have Love), joined from Las Vegas by Celine Dion.
Yannick was stunned at first, and visibly moved from there on.
Watch here.
omg he’s gay?!
I feel another list coming on…
Yes, he’s gay. So is his partner.
I love the new upvote/downvote wars. This adds so much new meaning to life and music.
Eh…it was official juste in Montreal? I have read that he appreciated his partner’s support in the private life (I think this interview is available on the site of “Le journal de Montréal”.
When Nézet-Séguin was hired from the Philadelphia Orchestra he proudly introduced his companion (of many years) during the Press Conference. The young man is also a member of the string section of Orchestre Métropolitain. So it was NOT official in Montreal only. YNS always was proud of his lifestyle.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet has said that he does not accept concert engagements if his partner is not invited.
Precision: Céline Dion was singing live from Las Vegas, not L.A.; also the young cellist seen during the song is Stéphane Tétreault playing on the 6+ million dollars cello bought by Madame Jacqueline Desmarais from the late Bernard Greenhouse rights holder (Reuning and Son Violins), he of the famous BeauxArts Trio.
Silly.
“CBC French TV” is called Radio-Canada.
Also, one should mention that Pierre Tourville is a violist in the Orchestre Métropolitain, as well as their Chorus master.
Well that was very sweet.
Delightfully nauseating
Sharing one’s private happiness in such a way has something embarrassing about it. It looks like washing one’s clean linen in public.