Philharmonie de Paris

Last night we took the metro to the Cité de la Musique, a complex in north east Paris given over to music and dance.  We couldn't quite work it out but we think that one or both of the buildings on the site opened recently.  At least around Christmas we saw a flurry of advertising for the Philharmonie de Paris and the absence of signs telling you where to go suggests a recent opening.

Inside the main concert hall Philharmonie 1

Surrounding an open plain are a conservatoire for music and dance, two concert hall complexes with multiple auditoria (Philharmonie 1 and Philharmonie 2), a museum and an exhibition space.

We didn't see inside the main concert hall which looks intriguing - almost as though people might tip out of their seats and land on the orchestra below.    We were in the ampitheater in Philharmonie 2

Phiharmonie 2

Philharmonie 1

We heard a concert given by two very young men - an English pianist and a Bulgarian cellist - a good programme (apart from a  modern piece which required a lot of concentration) very well played.  A great pleasure.