Helene Grimaud

[zheer]

Hello People.        Is it me or is Helene Grimaud Very attractive, i have seen photos of her in many magazines and i think she could have a career in modling.
She seems to be intrested in the enviroment and the world in general.I have read a lot about her but never heard her play a single note.Is she any good and will she marry me. however i am 11 years younger than her. Please give me your openion on this subject 

[chromatickler]

hahahahaha true genius

[souad.s11]

hi
you can hear helene Grimaud playing in " Mezzo " station. She plays very good.

[zheer]

Hi Chromatick, did you mean true genious.

What is Mezzo station, i live in london we might not have that station.

[rachmaninova]

Hmmm... gotta check the schedule!
Yeah, we have Mezzo in Portugal!!! 

(At least, we have something good!)

[souad.s11]

you can see informations about "Mezzo" on      www.mezzo.tv
It s in french and also in English. in this website you can find the  schedule and the programs of this station.

[brahmsian]

Her Brahms is amazing

[pianowelsh]

I think she is an awesome pianist and always approaches things in a very fresh way. her Brahms is excellent - i quite like her rachnaminov too, of course she does beethoven well and she seems to have quite an interest in new/ comissioned works! As for whether she'll marry you

[mrchops10]

Hi Chromatick, did you mean true genious.

What is Mezzo station, i live in london we might not have that station.

Actually, it's genius. If you're going to correct someone, get it right yourself. 

[luda888]

how do you pronounce her name the correct way?

im going to see her tomorrow in Carnegie!

[pianistimo]

she is turning 37 this week, if i read 'wild woman' correctly.  and, she is not only a wild woman in helping animals that are going extinct - breed and be reintroduced to the wilds - she also really IS a wild woman.  apparently, according to the article 'wild woman' - she dropped out of paris conservatory to do her own thing.  she lived a fairly nomadic life after leaving a boyfriend in florida and moving to nyc.  and, sometimes she doesn't like to do 'last rehearsals' with orchestras - although she says she does this less now - but used to skip it so that the music would have a 'virgin' sound.

i heard her play rachmaninov at the kimmel center in philly.  i also thought she was beautiful.  i was sitting in the seats actually around the back of the stage and had a straight shot towards her.  she plays very fluidly.  she is very slight - her pictures make her look larger.  she sometimes wears pants/shirt - as she did that night - and yet is feminine looking.  i think she's a very free spirit.  very independent thinking.  very matter of fact. 

instead of attempting to date her - you might just try to get an e-mail to her sometime telling her that you want to hear her play.  ask her when she is coming to london.  and, if you're really daring - if she currently has a boyfriend.  although, she probably gets asked this a lot.  act like you are really into wolves.  (she raises them).

[kempff1234]

HAHAHAHAH this topic is sheer genius

I saw her perform the Schumann concerto this summer in the proms, not that great at all.

[pianistimo]

hmm.  i'd think she'd be better at schumann than rachmaninov.  she had a very heartfelt way of playing rachmaninov - but not enough bodily strength at the end, imo.  now, schumann is a bit lighter isn't it?  miss grimaud seems to me to fit the ideal of what a paris conservatory female performer would be like.  she seems very prepared.  very organized in thought.  very thoughtful.  somewhat spontaneous.  not hugely creative in interpretation (fairly safe thinking) - and very willing to listen to the orchestra (huge plus!) and move according to the 'feelings' at the time.  she doesn't seem to think overly much or less of herself than she should.  and, generally - i really like her.  the thing is - she is not a 'flashy' performer per se.  or one that you would find a lot of sustaining power.  she can be powerful at the first half - but she's more a sprinter - imo. 

perhaps i am wrong and it was a 'weaker' day - as a lot of performers seem to have good days and bad days.  she has that very 'french' fluidity and good stage presence.  nothing really bad to complain about.  if i were her - i would concentrate on pieces that were not overtly challenging in length or technical brilliance (ie rach) and go for the stratosphere of the elegant french tradition.  french composers.  new composers.  sparkly and some wild compositions.  not overly long compositions.  she seems a songbird, to me.

[kempff1234]

I would like to hear her doing some Franck and Saint-Saens.

[dnephi]

Actually, it's genius. If you're going to correct someone, get it right yourself.

Hahaha da genius... PS Chromatickler can you tell me what genius is?  All I know is that it's what the SDC says....

Anyways, I think she won the hottest pianist contest that we had on this forum, didn't she?

[ramseytheii]

Here is an interesting recent article from the Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/arts/music/05oest.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin

Walter Ramsey

[ada]

i think she could have a career in modling.

Yeah, she should give up this nonsense about being a world class pianist and take up a catwalk career, that's a much more fitting profession for a good looking chick.

Then she should marry zheer and have his children and tend to his house  

[zheer]

Then she should marry zheer and have his children and tend to his house  

  Yeah how unlikly is that.

[phil13]

Hahaha da genius... PS Chromatickler can you tell me what genius is?  All I know is that it's what the SDC says....

genius = genius

im going to see her tomorrow in Carnegie!

What is she playing?

Phil

[luda888]

What is she playing?

Phil

https://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_7616.html?selecteddate=11082006

[ahinton]

Yeah, she should give up this nonsense about being a world class pianist and take up a catwalk career, that's a much more fitting profession for a good looking chick.

Well, that's not for me to say, really, although I have to admit that such as I have so far heard of her playing has not especially excited me - andm while "Dancing with Wolves", if she gets her left hand any closer to one of those creatures, she may end up with no alternative to what you suggest...

Then she should marry zheer

D'ya think that she oughta have at least some say in the matter?!

and have his children

But do we know if either she or "zheer" actually want any?

and tend to his house  

Well, that'd be up to the two of them, one may suppose - as long as she doesn't turn its back garden into another wolf sanctuary...

Best,

Alistair

[kempff1234]

one of these days she is either gonna commit zoophilia or one of these wolves is gonna bite her fingers off

[bachfan87]

one of these days she is either gonna commit zoophilia or one of these wolves is gonna bite her fingers off

hahahaha that's hilarious! 

i heard a recording of her playing some Rachmaninoff, it was okay. But I have to say that I'm much more attractive. 

[pianowolfi]

Ha, please post your picture then, perhaps you will beat her in the sexiest pianist thread.