Raphaël Pichon was at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport with his Ensemble Pygmalion orchestra and chorus on March 12, 2020, catching a plane to New York for his U.S. debut nine days later at the Park Avenue Armory in Monteverdi’s “Marian Vespers.
The pianist was Daniel Beliavsky PhD. Based in New York, Mr. Beliavsky is associate professor and chair of the fine art and music department at Yeshiva University. He is also an independent filmmaker. His documentary film Sonata (1957) can be viewed on YouTube.