Raphaël Pichon and his orchestra were going to New York, but the flight got canceled because of the pandemic. Now, he is finally making his American debut in New York at 40 years old. He will conduct a music program with other musicians.
Pichon met a stage director in Austria, but things didn’t go well. He learned a lot from the experience. He now leads a music group called Pygmalion and performs in many concerts around Europe.
Pichon loves to listen to the band Radiohead. He recently rehearsed with St. Luke’s orchestra in New York and mentioned how music brings warmth even in cold weather.
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Canceled/ˈkæn.səld/verb
To decide that something that has been arranged will not happen.
Debut/deɪˈbjuː/noun
A person’s first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role.
Conduct/kənˈdʌkt/verb
To direct the performance of (a group of musicians).
Experience/ɪkˈspɪər.ɪ.əns/noun
Knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical experience of something.
Orchestra/ˈɔː.kɪ.strə/noun
A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments.
Rehearsed/rɪˈhɪərst/verb
To practice (a play piece of music etc.) in preparation for a public performance.
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Where was Raphaël Pichon initially planning to go before the flight got canceled?
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Which band does Raphaël Pichon love to listen to?
Where did Raphaël Pichon rehearse with St. Luke's orchestra?
What kind of weather did Raphaël Pichon mention music bringing warmth to?
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Raphaël Pichon learned nothing from his experience with the stage director in Austria.
Pichon's music group performs only in Europe.
Raphaël Pichon prefers classical music over contemporary music.
St. Luke's orchestra is based in Berlin.
Raphaël Pichon believes music can bring warmth to any weather condition.
Raphaël Pichon's American debut was scheduled in New York at years old.
Raphaël Pichon leads a music group called and performs in many concerts around Europe.
Pichon found inspiration from rehearsing with St. Luke's orchestra in and mentioned the warmth music can bring in cold weather.
Raphaël Pichon's favorite band is .
During the pandemic, Raphaël Pichon's flight to was canceled.
Raphaël Pichon met a stage director in and learned a lot from the experience.
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