Classical Concerts in Paris
 

Can anyone direct me to a web site that lists classical concerts in Paris? I'll be there in early November.
Thanks

One of the easiest things to do is pick up Pariscope (cost about 40 Euro cents) from a kiosk vendor when you are there. That will list almost all classical concerts. I didn't find any web site that was as comprehensive as Pariscope.

That's true, you can just check when you get there -- not just Pariscope, but any of the local weekly entertainment guides (Pariscope, l'Officiel des Spectacles, etc.) Other than those, the most comprehensive source I've found is the online Paris Tourist Office site www.paris-touristoffice.com

You shouldn't need to reserve ahead of time for anything but major concerts and venues. Of course, it can be good for planning, I try to do a little of that myself.

For our recent trip to Paris we used two sites: www.archetspf.assoc.fr/concert.htm
This is the sight of a string group that plays classical concerts in a number of venues in Paris including Ste. Chapelle.
www.ampconcerts.com
This is the site of concerts held in various churches in Paris including St. Germain, Madelaine, and Ste. Chapelle.

Just be advised that the Pariscope--the non-web version that you buy in Paris at the bookstalls--no longer carries an English section like it used to, so it will take longer to go through it. It's a great guide nonetheless. We found attended a concert at the Czech Center in the Left Bank that we found in the pages of Pariscope.

I guess it depends on what you're looking for. I've yet to attend a concert given by big names, but these are some of the venues I'd check if I'm interested in these sorts of concerts.

Theatre du Chatelet:

http://www.chatelet-theatre.com/index.php

Theatre des Champs-Elysees:

http://www.theatrechampselysees.fr/

Salle Gaveau:

http://www.sallegaveau.com/index_flash.htm

Opera:

http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/

I've created an entry in the Paris Superthread --

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...p;tid=34519236

Could more people chime in here so that we'll have a more comprehensive listing?

Thanks.

the superthread already has this pretty comprehensive link to websites for concerts, it was posted in August 2004

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34380731

Ah, but that thread itself hasn't been updated since the end of 2002.

Was there a separate entry earlier in the Superthread? I should check again.

I don't think there is any real need to be updating that thread listing the major concert venue URLs, etc, they don't hardly ever change. The main thing that could happen would be one disappearing (most likely the organizations, not major venues), but if so, one would find out when clicking on it.

there were a few dropouts from the 2002 list, the following are working as of today, forgive any duplications from what has already been listed above

www.ampconcerts.com for concerts in Ste Chapelle, St Julien le Pauvre, and the Madeleine

www.archetspf.asso.fr web site for the orchestra that plays at St Chapelle

www.cite-musique.fr

www.concertclassic.com you can search by period of music, as well as for other cities in France site is in French

www.fnac.fr click on Concerts

www.journal-laterrasse.com arts journal for dance and music in French

www.membres.lycos.fr/madrigaldeparis Le Madrigal de Paris, choral concerts

www.musique-en-sorbonne.org concerts at the Sorbonne not updated very often

www.opera-de-paris.fr website for Paris opera houses

www.paris.org events, sightseeing, email post cards etc.Click on Paris Calendar for events, but not updated often

www.paris-touristoffice.com - click on the English flag and then go to Events There are weekly and current month?s listings

www.parisvoice.com , a guide in English to arts and restaurants, click on the left side for Calendar

www.stsulpice.com organ concerts in the St Sulpice church, listings not updated very often

www.ticketnet.fr order tickets

www.timeout.com/paris weekly events listings,(also much else weather,activities,nightlife, shopping)

www.concertonet.com in French classical music concerts in several cities

www.membres.lycos.fr/madrigaldeparis Madrigal singers

http://www.francesurf.net/spectacles...ERT&ann=10 concerts and other events, in French

www.concertsparisiens.fr

www.civp.com site of musical competitions in Paris

www.journal-laterrasse.com comprehensive arts online journal for dance and music, selected concert listings

Great, thanks!

Now we've all this stuff all in one place again.

We found most of the concerts we attended from posters stuck up on walls all over the place. We went to Vivaldi's four seasons at Ste. Chapelle from a poster that we saw near the Pont Neuf. There is also a digitalized reader board on the Blvd. St.Germain as well as in other parts of the city announcing the events for that evening and for those a week away. It just does not seem very difficult to find excellent music in Paris for a reasonable price.