Wine tasting, in English
Wine from Provence and the island of Corsica are often coupled together in tastings, as they share “sea, stone and sun” and represent the cradle of the vine growing in France. Corsica offers subtle rosé and dry white wines, often drunk young, fresh, as an aperitif or to accompany a light meal. Wine production in Provence started 2,600 years ago, when the Greeks founded Marseille in 600 BC. It is known predominantly for its rosé wine, although reds actually make up a third of the production. We will be tasting a nice variety, and learning all there is to know thanks to our wine expert, originally from the Musée du Vin in Paris. 30€ per person.
A popular tourist attraction, Montparnasse Cemetery is the eternal home of many of France's intellectual and artistic elite as well as publishers and others who promoted the works of authors and artists. There are also monuments to police and fire fighters killed in the line of duty in the city of Paris.
Members 10€, non-members 12€
FĂŞte de la Musique (Country music band)
Le Mesturet
Paris 2
Located in central Paris near the Opera, this is a classic French bistrot with traditional cuisine prepared with passion and creativity by two professionals of the restaurant business - owner, Alain Fontaine and chef, Pascal Brot.
For this special evening, we will have an excellent fixed menu (changes - from the regular menu - will be accepted ) :
- Entrée du jour : Tarte fine aux rougets, compotée d'oignons, vinaigrette à l'ail doux
- Plat du jour : Brochette de gigot d'agneau, ratatouille Languedocienne
- Dessert du jour : Financier maison, compote de cerises, glace lavande
This 3-course meal with apératif and coffee comes to 33€ per person. Wine will be extra, at your own choice. Estimate 43/45€ total if you drink half a bottle of wine.
As the date falls on France's FĂŞte de la Musique, we will have the same country music entertainment as last year.
Salle Pleyel
Paris 8
These are the crème de la crème in their own fields: Brad Mehldau playing piano and Joshua Redman on the saxophone. You don’t get any better. Both of these top musicians, good friends to boot, are more likely to perform alone or in a group, so the piano/saxophone duo will be a rare treat.
PAN has purchased a limited number of tickets at a group-rate of 38€, category 1 seating.
The Tower Theatre Company
Jardin Shakespeare
Bois de Boulogne, Paris
UK’s Tower Theatre Company is coming back in June for their 21st annual season at the Théâtre de Verdure in the Bois de Boulogne, this year performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in English with French subtitles. Those of you who attended Macbeth last year will remember how delightful the production was, in lovely surroundings and with the actors so close.
PAN has purchased 10 tickets, group-rate, at 12€ each.
Directed by Myung-Whun Chung
András Schiff on piano
Salle Pleyel
Paris 8
PAN's 2011-12 classical concert season ends with the renowned pianist Andras Schiff (born 1953 in Budapest and English since 2001), whose Beethoven concerto and sonata tours and recordings are remarkable along with his special cycles ranging from Bach to Bartok and Janachek, played with all the major international orchestras and conductors.
After receiving, from age five, most prizes and honors for pianists, Schiff also became a conductor and created his own chamber music ensemble. When you hear him play the Concerto no.3, you'll remember the virtuoso piano solos and music of dramatic intensity, rich in turbulent emotions within varied, dynamic structure which challenged the capabilities of instruments in 1803.
With such "a tough act to follow," Anton Bruckner's Symphony no. 5 (in B flat major, 1875-6), his most contrapuntally complex, more than succeeds.
Myung-Whun Chung, as conductor, elicits one of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France's best performances.
PAN has purchased a limited number of tickets at a group-rate of 29€.
