Watch: Pianist, 95, plays at empty Paris Opéra
mainFor 35 years, Odette Chaynes was senior pianist at the Paris Opéra, responsible for rehearsing singers and accompanying them in recital.
During the Covid winter she returned to give a recital of her own. Aged 95, she was filmed by her grandson, the TV chief Joel Bruandet.
Elle a 95 ans aujourd’hui, travaille le piano 3 heures par jour en vue du prochain concert. Elle attend sa 2eme injection de Pfizer et maîtrise “la Tempête” comme personne – video réalisée sans aucun trucage 😉
C’est ma grand-mère, Odette Chaynes-Decaux ❤️🎹#piano #beethoven pic.twitter.com/45yuIO6PYm— Joel Bruandet (@JoelBruandet) February 22, 2021
photo (c) Joel Bruandet
Great stuff ; and how infrequently do we hear the D minor these days ?
wonderful she looks well for 95. she can
get on and off a piano stool. iam much
younger and it is hard for me to get off
a toilet seat.